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New York Post
17 Jan 2024


NextImg:Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic dead at 46 after heart attack

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack the day prior, the team announced.

“We are absolutely devastated by Dejan Milojević’s sudden passing,” the Warriors said in a statement. “This is a shocking and tragic blow for everyone associated with the Warriors and an incredibly difficult time for his family, friends, and all of us who had the incredible pleasure to work with him.

“We grieve with and for his wife, Natasa, and their children, Nikola and Masa.”

The 46-year-old Serbian coach was hospitalized in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday night after he suffered a medical emergency at a private team dinner, according to the Warriors.

The men’s pro basketball team, BC Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in Serbia said Milojević died of a heart attack on in a post on its official X account on Wednesday.

“It is with great sadness that we received the news that the former golden member of the national team, coach in the coaching staff of the Serbian national team, a great basketball player, but also our great sports friend, Dejan Milojević, died of a heart attack,” the message read, according to a Google translation.

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic passes the ball before an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in San Francisco. AP

Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanović of Serbia also posted, “Pocivaj u miru Deki” on X, which when translated, reads: “Rest in peace Deki.”

The NBA postponed Wednesday’s Warriors-Jazz game to an unspecified date due to a “medical emergency in the Warriors family.”

Milojevic joined the Warriors’ coaching staff in 2021 and won a championship with the team in 2022, when Golden State beat Boston in the NBA Finals.

He played in his native Serbia, Spain, Montenegro and Turkey during his 14-year career, and was the Adriatic League Most Valuable Player three times from 2004-06.

Milojevic also enjoyed a successful playing career overseas before transitioning to coaching.