Chris Bosh is pushing back after his Pacific Palisades house was pulled into the arson case tied to the Palisades Fire.

The retired Miami Heat star shared a long statement on social media. It came after lawyers for accused arsonist Jonathan Rinderknecht floated a theory involving his property.

According to Bosh, nobody in his family set foot in Pacific Palisades that New Year's Eve in 2024 or on the first day of 2025.

What the defense claims

Rinderknecht's legal team wants a retired Cal Fire investigator named Michael T. Cole to testify at his retrial. The defense argues fireworks may have started the blaze rather than their client.

According to a filing, Cole is expected to say he spotted "a mark and an associated burn and smoke trail on the driveway and rear patio area" of the home. The defense says he believes those marks point to a firework that was set off from there.

Earlier reports said Bosh was renting the house out when the fire began.

Prosecutors push back

Prosecutors brushed off the idea. In their own filing they said Cole has "zero qualifications, training, or experience."

They added that his conclusion rests on "six drone photographs of a brown stain on the driveway." They noted he never went to look at the spot up close.

Rinderknecht is accused of starting the blaze by setting brush alight with his lighter. He denies it.

Bosh tells his side

"We were at our residence in Austin, Texas. To our knowledge, our Pacific Palisades property was unoccupied and was not being rented or used by guests during that time," Bosh said.

He said his family has given investigators security footage plus other details they had. "We recognize the seriousness of this tragic event and have supported the authorities in their efforts to establish facts," he added.