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The NBA world continues to mourn the untimely passing of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, including the Lakers, who held a moment of silence in his honor Wednesday night.
Milojevic died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack the day before.
He was 46.
Before the Lakers take on the Mavericks in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the team took time to honor the late coach.
“The international basketball community joins the NBA family in mourning the sudden passing of Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic at the age of 46,” Lakers public address announcer Lawrence Tanter said Wednesday night.
“He played professionally throughout Europe for 14 seasons, serving as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro national teams before moving to the U.S. to coach. Since serving as an assistant for the Serbian national team, he has worked with the Hawks, Spurs, Rockets, and is an integral part of the Warriors coaching staff starting in 2021.
Tanter then asked the Crypto.com Arena to hold a moment of silence to honor the late coach.
The building fell silent as players in the audience bowed to the image of Milojevic on the Jumbotron.
The Warriors were originally scheduled to play the Jazz on Wednesday night, but the NBA postponed the game to a future date.
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Fellow Serb and Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic He praised Milojevic before the team’s game on Wednesday.
“A lot of NBA players have passed through his hands and his influence,” Rajakovic said. And it helped many men. … As a head coach (overseas) he has helped many people take the next step in their careers. The last time we were together, he was talking about the Serbian national team and his dream to one day become the head coach of the Serbian national team.
We were talking about plans and all that, and unfortunately, he is not with us to share dreams and goals.
Milojevic was in the middle of his third season as coach with the Warriors, who won the NBA Finals in 2022.
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