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Dejan Milojevic has died after being rushed to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency at the team’s dinner Tuesday night.
Dejan Milojevic, 46, suffered a “medical emergency” while at the team’s dinner on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City, the Warriors said in a statement on X.
The league announced Wednesday morning that it would postpone the game due to the issue affecting the “Warriors family,” and it would announce a new date for the game at a later time.
Warriors staff members stayed at the hospital until late Tuesday night and were scheduled to return to the facility Wednesday morning, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported.
According to multiple European outlets, Milojević reportedly suffered a cardiac-related event.
About Milojevic
In 2021, Serbian coach Milojevic, then 46, joined the Warriors coaching staff.
During his 15-year professional career, he played in Serbia, Spain, Montenegro, and Turkey.
He later joined Steve Kerr’s staff, having previously coached Mega Vizura in Serbia and Buducnost in Montenegro, where he won the Montenegrin League Championship.
Milojevic became only the second Serbian assistant coach to win an NBA championship in the 2022-23 season.
Igor Kokoskov was the first Serbian assistant coach to win an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.
He served as Kokoskov assistant for the Serbia national team between 2019-2021.
When he played the sport, Milojevic played at power forward and became Serbia’s basketball legend. He won three Adriatic League MVP titles.
