Credit score: AP
Credit score: AP
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević has been hospitalized in Salt Lake Metropolis after struggling a medical emergency on Tuesday evening, the staff stated Wednesday.
The seriousness of the scenario led the NBA to postpone Wednesday’s sport 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, aside from that Milojević was stricken throughout a personal staff 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 america — together with Montenegro, plus is a previous assistant coach for the Serbian nationwide staff.
He had prior NBA expertise by way of Summer time 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.
The Jazz stated tickets for Wednesday’s sport can be honored for the rescheduled date to be introduced.
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