The Toronto Raptors’ Chris Bosh has been Touchdowned here before (remember his YouTube video spoof urging people to elect him to the NBA All-Star Game?) for being an effective communicator. But he demonstrated it again this week amid allegations by a woman he once dated in a lawsuit for child support. Some said Bosh’s image had been tarnished and that years of good will and giving back to the community have been washed away. I disagree. While that is certainly the risk, people tend to understand there are two sides to every lawsuit and that just because someone files doesn’t mean the allegations are proven. Bosh could have reacted angrily. He didn’t. He could have tried to duck the media. He didn’t. And he delivered a solid quote: “All I can say is that I’m going to take care of my responsibilities like I’ve been doing in the past and in the future and keep respecting everyone. I love my daughter, I love myself and I respect her mother and I’ll leave it at that.” Indeed Bosh was philosophical. “I know what I’ve done and you know, it’s all good things. Contrary to what some people say, I know that I have a positive outlook on everything, I respect everyone and things have always been good for me. People closest to me don’t call it into question. They know the situation, they know what it is. That’s all that really matters.” In other words, Bosh didn’t get flustered and he didn’t lash out. He didn’t make the story bigger than it already was, or give it legs by revealing details or counter-allegations that lawyers for the plaintiff could exploit during the next news cycle. It was a solid job in difficult circumstances.
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