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

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