Chris Bosh's name has surfaced in court filings related to the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire, although the former NBA star is not accused of starting the blaze. Bosh was reportedly renting out the Los Angeles property when the fires began, and there is no reported evidence that he personally took part in starting the fire.

Jonathan Rinderknecht's defense team wants to introduce testimony from retired Cal Fire investigator Michael T. Cole, who documented a mark and an associated burn and smoke trail on the driveway and rear patio area of the residence. Cole is expected to say that, based on his training and experience, those marks are physical evidence of a launched firework, which the defense is using to argue for an alternative possible cause of the fire.S1S2

Prosecutors have strongly rejected the proposed testimony, arguing that Cole has zero qualifications, training, or experience in the matter. They say his entire expert opinion rests on six drone photographs of a brown stain on the driveway, taken in either February 2025 or 2026, with no up-close in-person inspection or other testing. Rinderknecht is accused of starting the fire by using a lighter to ignite vegetation, an allegation he denies, and the firework theory remains disputed and has not been established as fact.S1S2