Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic dies at 46 from heart attack

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- Golden State Warriors adjunct manager Dejan Milojevic has died aft suffering from a bosom attack.

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Milojevic, 46, was hospitalized pursuing the aesculapian exigency astatine a backstage squad meal successful Salt Lake City connected Tuesday night. The Warriors accidental helium died precocious Wednesday greeting contempt life-saving efforts. He had traveled with the Warriors for Wednesday night's game.

"We are perfectly devastated by Dejan's abrupt passing," Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr said successful a merchandise from the team. "This is simply a shocking and tragic stroke for everyone associated with the Warriors and an incredibly hard clip for his family, friends, and each of america who had the unthinkable pleasance to enactment with him. In summation to being a terrific hoops coach, Dejan was 1 of the astir affirmative and beauteous quality beings I person ever known, idiosyncratic who brought joyousness and airy to each azygous time with his passionateness and energy. We grieve with and for his wife, Natasa, and their children, Nikola and Masa. Their nonaccomplishment is unfathomable."

The NBA announced that Wednesday's Warriors-Jazz crippled has been postponed, and that a constitution day volition beryllium announced astatine a aboriginal time.

There were players and coaches eating unneurotic erstwhile the wellness occurrence occurred, sources told ESPN.

Milojevic, who joined Steve Kerr's unit successful 2021, was a well-regarded and fashionable manager successful the NBA and planetary hoops communities. He had a beardown narration with chap Serbian Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.

Milojevic had a 15-year nonrecreational playing career, including stops successful Serbia, Spain, Montenegro and Turkey.

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