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"After my pulmonary embolism, no one wanted to sign me, but then LeBron called my agent" - Mirza Teletovic revealed a gentleman gesture by LeBron James
"After my pulmonary embolism, no one wanted to sign me, but then LeBron called my agent" - Mirza Teletovic revealed a gentleman gesture by LeBron James originally appeared on Basketball Network. In the summer of 2012, the Brooklyn Nets brought in the Bosnian national team player Mirza Teletovic. Arguably, the most elite player in the EuroLeague had just come off the best season of his career, averaging 21.7 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting an incredible 43.7 percent from three-point range. Standing at 6-foot-9, Teletovic moved very well on the court for his size, and his shooting hand was one of the best in Europe at the time. As the league was slowly entering the pace and space era, Teletovic seemed like a perfect fit as a stretch four. Although he had a few solid seasons in the league, fans will mostly remember him for his altercation with LeBron James. Teletovic confronted LeBron During the 2013-14 season, in the second quarter of one regular-season game, after a hard foul by Teletovic as LeBron drove to the basket, tensions flared when Teletovic stood his ground and stared down the four-time MVP. LeBron, visibly annoyed, confronted him, but the situation was quickly defused by teammates and referees. Even though the conflict ended there, LeBron didn't hold it against him and actually made an incredible gesture toward Teletovic during perhaps the toughest moments of his life. "Few people know who King James really is. After my pulmonary embolism, when no one wanted to sign me, he called my agent and offered for me to play with him in Cleveland," Teletovic commented on the NBA Hoopster Instagram profile. Teletovic never had an easy life The trade eventually didn't happen, but LeBron showed a phenomenal gesture despite the fact that he could have held a grudge against Teletovic for the on-court roughness. Still, what happens on the court stays on the court in the heat of the battle and LeBron's gesture is an excellent example of that. On the other hand, Teletovic never had an easy life. His country was at war for its independence when he was just a child. Years later, Teletovic, who went undrafted, shared his story about the journey before the NBA. "You don't know the situation at that time. You don't even have shoes. The basketball court is like 300 meters from my house. And all my friends and me are playing and then you hear the sirens like the grenades start falling down and just run to your house and hide. If I have to die, I die. For basketball, I will do anything," he recalled. LeBron is one of the greatest ever, both on and off the court The love and dedication Teletovic had for the game, the same game that brought him joy as a child and served as an escape from the harsh reality he faced, is nothing short of remarkable. Basketball was always his top priority throughout his career, and in the end, it rewarded him with a beautiful career in which he went toe to toe with some of the best to ever lace them up. In the end, Mirza overcame all of life's obstacles and now enjoys a well-deserved retirement. As for LeBron, this gesture confirmed that he is one of the greatest ever, both on and off the story was originally reported by Basketball Network on Aug 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
BBC News
03-08-2025
- Health
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Ealing man praises blood donor staff for saving his life
A man whose heart stopped beating for 10 minutes has thanked blood donor staff for providing the service that he said saved his Allick, 42, from Ealing, west London, suffered a heart attack caused by a pulmonary embolism in 2023 and received seven blood transfusions after blood clots were discovered in his heart and lungs. The father of two spent two years in rehabilitation and had to relearn the basics of life, from feeding himself to walking."Without blood transfusions I wouldn't be here today. The left side of my body was filled with clots. Having the right blood ready and waiting gave me a second chance at life," Mr Allick said. 'Wonderful reminder' He credited the blood transfusions as saving his life, and visited NHS Blood and Transplant's (NHSBT) West End donor centre to thank staff for providing the service."We often don't realise how critical blood donation is until we're on the receiving end. Someone's decision to give blood saved my life. And that's what I want more people to realise," Mr Allick hopes to encourage more people from black heritage communities to donate the blood used to treat Mr Allick's emergency situation came from donors of a range of ethnicities, the NHS said it needed more black donors so that it can provide ethnically matched blood to treat a range of conditions. NHSBT West End donor centre manager Carolyn Roost said: "Matthew's visit is a wonderful reminder of the acute relevance of NHSBT's work."His visit puts a face to many thousands of people a year whose lives have been saved and improved by the generosity of the capital's blood donors." Dee Thiruchelvam, NHSBT chief nursing officer, said they needed an extra 16,000 black heritage blood donors this year.
