SALT LAKE CITY — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević has been hospitalized in Salt Lake Metropolis after struggling a medical emergency on Tuesday evening, the crew mentioned Wednesday.
The seriousness of the state of affairs led the NBA to postpone Wednesday’s recreation between the Warriors and the Utah Jazz. The league didn’t instantly announce a rescheduled date.
The Warriors didn’t reveal the character of the emergency, apart from that Milojević was stricken throughout a personal crew dinner. Quite a few media retailers in Europe, together with from Milojević’s native Serbia, reported that it was a cardiac-related matter.
The 46-year-old Milojević is in his third season with the Warriors and was a part of the group that helped Golden State win the 2022 NBA championship. He beforehand coached in Serbia — the place he as soon as labored with a younger Nikola Jokic earlier than the now-Denver star and two-time NBA MVP got here to the US — together with Montenegro, plus is a previous assistant coach for the Serbian nationwide crew.
He had prior NBA expertise by way of Summer season League stints with Atlanta, San Antonio and Houston. Milojević spent 14 years as a participant and was a three-time MVP of the Adriatic League.
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