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The 46-year-old Golden State coach died after being hospitalized after a team dinner.
Dejan Milojevic / Photo: © NurPhoto / Contributor / NurPhoto / Gettyimages.ru
The assistant head coach of the NBA club Golden State Warriors, Dejan Milojevic, has died, the press service of the Serbian “Partizan”, for which Milojevic played, reports.
The cause of death has not been announced.
Earlier it was reported that 46-year-old Milojevic became ill after a team dinner in Salt Lake City, where the Warriors arrived for the match with Utah, and the specialist was hospitalized. The NBA announced that Wednesday’s game would be postponed.
Milojevic played for Partizan, Buducnost, Spanish Valencia, Turkish Galatasaray, and became the European champion in 2001 as part of the Yugoslav Montenegro national team. After finishing his playing career, he switched to coaching, headed the Belgrade club Mega Basket, Buducnost, and since 2021 has been part of the Golden State headquarters.
Source: Sportbox
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