Cedi Osman made quite a first impression on his new franchise. It was the first week of training camp when he accidentally sprained LeBron James’ ankle during a live scrimmage. Since then he’s given up his number, learned the entire playbook for three positions and adjusted to American culture. Osman recently sat down with The Athletic for a Q&A on what life is like in the NBA.



Jason Lloyd: You were only here a couple of days when LeBron landed on your foot and sprained his ankle early in training camp. What was that like for you? Were you nervous how the rest of the guys would react?



Cedi Osman: That was a really tough moment for me. He was so fast, I couldn’t even move. I turned my back and he was already there. I tried to move my leg, but I couldn’t. He stepped on my foot and I was in shock. I was really in shock. I was really scared. Then he ran directly to the cold tub and we continued to play 5 on 5 scrimmage. Then I just get subbed...