The ceremony came a little more than three years after Bosh played his final game of a 13-year career, 11 of those good enough for All-Star nods, four of them culminating in trips to the NBA Finals, two of them capped by championships. He is the fourth player to have his number retired by the Heat, joining Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal.

"Forever, and for always, a lifer of the Miami Heat," Heat President Pat Riley said, moments before Bosh's banner was unfurled and hoisted.

Riley called Bosh's rebound and assist late in regulation of Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals — the ones that set up Ray Allen's game-tying, series-saving 3-pointer — the biggest in Heat history. Bosh went a step further.

"The biggest rebound in NBA history," Bosh said.

There will be, at minimum, three more Heat jersey retirements in the not-so-distant future — Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Udonis Haslem are all locks to see their name and number swaying over the court not long after their careers end.