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What followed was a dramatic sequence of events. In the locker room, Teletovic repeatedly lost consciousness, his lips and fingers turned blue, and he struggled to breathe. Initial suspicions of a heart attack proved to be incorrect. The peak of the drama came when team doctor Tim Walsh delivered terrifying news that there is a possibility of him having only 48 hours to live. “You have 48 hours. You’re in critical condition. If your lungs fail, we’ll put you on a ventilator and wait for a lung donor,” Teletovic recalled in the “X & O’s Chat” podcast . “I was at full strength, I had just played a game, and I was in shock. Everything was clogged. You’re not allowed to fall asleep by accident because your heart rate could slow down. Then the GM at the time, Billy King, came and told me, ‘Whatever you need, we’re here.’ I wanted to sleep so badly, but I couldn’t. I went to my financial advisor and told him I needed to write a will. I refused to sign the papers to be put on a ventilator — the chances of finding transport were minimal.”
“I was in the hospital, and Maja flew in by plane,” Teletovic added. “Only when I saw her did I start crying. You can’t believe it. There’s a huge chance you’ll die, and the chances of surviving are minimal. They told me my chances of survival were one in a million. It was a massive drama. They’ll write a scientific paper about how I survived. My heart was strong, and my body somehow accepted it.”
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.”
Erik Slater: Cam Thomas posted the highest-scoring first half for a Net off the bench since 1996-97 (when quarter stats were first tracked). His 24 points ties Mirza Teletovic, who did it in 2014.
Bobby Marks: Mozgov joins a list of Omer Asik, Mirza Teletovic, Chris Bosh, Nikola Pekovic and Aaron Gray that have seen their salary removed in the past three-years as a result of a long-term injury waiver.
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“When I went to the NBA, my opinion is that it was very boring,” Teletovic said in an interview with Radio Vitoria. “If you weren’t playing for Golden State or the Cleveland Cavaliers, which are competing to be champions… why should I be there? In Vitoria (with Baskonia) you were always competing for something. The Supercopa, the Copa Del Rey, to enter the EuroLeague Final Four. In the United States… what?”
Teletovic, who played in EuroLeague with Baskonia from 2006 to 2012 before moving to the NBA, was also asked to comment on Nikola Mirotic’s stunning decision to return to Europe by signing with Barcelona. “There will be more and more players who will come back,” Teletovic mentioned. “I don’t understand how young people decide to go because you know that the first three years you will stay on the bench or in the G League.”
Shams Charania: Sources on @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: The NBA has granted the Milwaukee Bucks relief of Mirza Teletovic’s contract due to career-ending injury, removing $10.5 million on salary books.
Albert Nahmad: Bucks, by swapping John Henson and Matt Dellavedova for George Hill and Jason Smith, will end up $5.2M below the tax line this season (assuming Mirza Teletovic relief) and clear $18M off their cap sheet (if they waive Hill, who has a $1M guarantee, by 7/1/19) for 2019-20.
Albert Nahmad: Bucks waiving Jodie Meeks effectively means they paid $2M for a second-round pick from Wizards. Keeping Meeks on the roster throughout his suspension has enabled Bucks to fall another $298K below tax line. They’re now $9.5M under (assuming they get Mirza Teletovic clearance).
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The Bucks are expected to meet the criteria and receive the cap relief based on Teletovic's career-ending injury. The one-year anniversary of Teletovic's final game with the Bucks was on Wednesday, clearing the way for the Bucks to apply for $3.5 million in annual cap relief in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Albert Nahmad: The Bucks can now officially apply to the NBA to have Mirza Teletovic’s $3.5M dead-money cap charges for 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 removed from their cap sheet via the long-term injury exclusion, due to the risks associated with his past pulmonary emboli. The Bucks are currently $5.2M below the luxury tax threshold for 2018-19. If they are awarded cap relief from Mirza Teletovic’s $3.5M dead-money cap charge via the long-term injury exclusion, it’ll push them $8.7M below. The Bucks currently have 16 players on standard NBA contracts, one more than the normal limit because Jodie Meeks is on the Suspended List through 11/24. After that, they’ll need to get back down to 15 players by either waiving or trading either him or someone else.
Antetokounmpo bought the River Hills mansion from fellow National Basketball Assocation player Mirza Teletovic, and his wife, Maja, according to state property records posted online Friday. Teletovic, a former Milwaukee Buck, retired from basketball in September because of health issues. He is now president of the Bosnian Basketball Federation. Antetokounmpo's new place, with its purchase price of $1.8 million, sounds nice. "Beyond the sweeping tree lined driveway stands a nearly new 5 bedroom, 7.5 bath custom residence," according to a listing at Realtor.com.