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🌱 How a DeSoto drug raid deepened NBA star Chris Bosh’s family rift
DeSoto, Texas Patch AM: a 2 min readWhat's up DeSoto! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a DeSoto drug raid deepened NBA star Chris Bosh’s family rift
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 70.
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Chris is evicting me from my home as we speak' – Desperate cry of Chris Bosh's mother following her arrest in a major drug trafficking bust (basketballnetwork.net) — DeSoto readers may recall when local police raided a DeSoto home owned by NBA star Chris Bosh, where authorities alleged drug trafficking and later detailed exploitation of a disabled tenant. This piece revisits that years-old case and the resulting family rift, including Bosh’s legal moves to evict his mother from the DeSoto estate and cut financial ties. It’s framed as part of the broader story of his post‑NBA struggles. 
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-- The Patch AM Team
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