Chris Bosh says Stephen A is a liar

Chris Bosh couldn't have been more emphatic in shooting down an ESPN
report that said he'd already told Raptors president and general
manager that he wouldn't re-sign in Toronto when he contract expires in
2010.

"No. No. No, I haven't told him that," Bosh said today after practice.

And just to add another layer of denial, he was asked whether his agent could have made the statement.

"No," he said.

The
apparently non-issue arose Sunday when ESPN entertainer Stephen A.
Smith boldly stated that the 24-year-old Bosh had told team officials
he was leaving in a season and a half, not even citing anonymous
sources.

It brought a quick denial today from both Bosh and Colangelo.

"It
was a surprise to me and I can't be responsible for what other people
say so ...," said Bosh, his voice trailing off in disgust. "I
understand people are entitled to an opinion but making stuff up? We
can't do that.

"Let's all be fair."

Colangelo also shot
down another part of the report that suggested the Raptors might be
amenable to trading the four-time all-star.

"There's no truth to
the rumour or the speculation that he said anything to us in the
organization, that he's going to be leaving," said the general manager.
"There's no truth to the fact that he's on the trading block or being
shopped in any regard.

"This is just another example of
information that's out there that's not true ... There just doesn't
seem to a lot of accountability with respect to the topic sometimes and
that's why we're here today talking about it."

Bosh is one of a
group of highly coveted 2010 free agents, a group that includes LeBron
James and Dwyane Wade. Speculation has been rife for months about his
future, and will continue without doubt.

"It doesn't make me
angry, it's like, 'come on, man,'" said Bosh. "I think it's unfair just
to be able to say something and we have to be politically correct. It's
tough, it's not the first time it's happened and it won't be the lat
and I'm not the first person this has happened to. That's the business
that we're in."

Credit - Toronto Star