By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Former Bosnia and Herzegovina captain Mirza Teletović opened up about a touching moment in his career when LeBron James stepped in to help during his darkest days.
In 2015, after suffering a serious pulmonary embolism, Teletović found himself without a team and struggling to find anyone willing to take a chance on him due to health concerns.
“Few people really know who King James is,” Teletović said. “After my pulmonary embolism, when no one wanted to sign me, he called my agent and offered me a contract with Cleveland.”
The two had faced each other fiercely on the court, most memorably when Teletović’s Brooklyn Nets played against LeBron’s Miami Heat.
Teletović’s journey began at Sloboda Tuzla, then took him to Europe’s Oostende and Baskonia, before making his mark in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, and Milwaukee Bucks.
After retiring, he even returned to play briefly for Turbina Jablanica, the club where it all started.