Cause of Death Revealed for Edin Avdić

According to media reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Avdić suffered from heart problems. He passed away at the age of 47 in his Belgrade apartment due to a heart attack, as reported by "Radio Sarajevo" portal.

The regional basketball scene has lost a truly significant figure, and his broadcasts and interviews will forever be remembered as legendary.

Nurkić and Avdić conversed for over two hours on various topics. The Utah Jazz player isn't known for opening up easily, but he was on familiar terms with Edin. The interview was released just two days prior.

The Bosnian-Herzegovinian player completely opened up to him. He expressed his desire to receive an offer from Partizan and also spoke about regional basketball giants like Nikola Jokić and Mario Hezonja. This interview was the last from the great journalist, and there's no doubt that the regional basketball scene has lost a profound connoisseur of the game.

Edin Avdić was born in Sarajevo in 1979. From an early age, he was involved in basketball in Bosnia. The year he was born, they became European champions. In his youth categories, he played as a guard, and after moving to the senior team, he became an excellent point guard. After some time, he decided to stop playing basketball and dedicated himself to his studies, graduating from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo.

His first job was at Federalna Televizija, and after that, he worked at OBN. There, he distinguished himself with energetic broadcasts of the NBA league and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Among the most famous moments in his career was his commentary during the Bosnia vs. Lithuania game where Mirza Teletović hit a three-pointer from a great distance. He famously shouted that Mirza hit a three "from the parking lot."

At "Arena Sport" television, he formed an unforgettable commentary duo with Nenad Kostić. The two were synonymous with NBA and regional basketball, and their broadcasts are the stuff of legend. No one will forget Dušan Kecman's basket in Zagreb during the Cibona – Partizan match and their elation afterward. In recent years, he was the author of the podcast "X&O's chat," where he conversed with the biggest names in European and world basketball. His guests included Željko Obradović, Miloš Teodosić, Nikola Jokić, Ettore Messina, Žarko Paspalj, Vassilis Spanoulis, and many others.

The Sportal editorial team extends its deepest condolences to the family of our colleague.

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