SAN FRANCISCO — With several of his players overcome by emotions just moments before tip-off after celebrating the assistant coach they dearly miss, Steve Kerr stuck to his message: “Try to lose yourself in the game.” Stephen Curry had 25 points and eight assists, Klay Thompson scored 24, and the Golden State Warriors won Wednesday night in their first game …
The NBA postponed a second Golden State Warriors game following the death of assistant coach Dejan Milojević. Friday’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks will be played at a later date, the league said Thursday. pic.twitter.com/IeZF14dZra — NBA Communications January 18, 2024 Milojević, whom most in the franchise referred to as “Decky,” collapsed at Valter’s Osteria …
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called the news “horrific.” Atlanta forward Bogdan Bogdanovic — a Serbian, like Milojević — politely declined comment Wednesday before …
Dejan Milojević, an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors known around the NBA for his work with star centers, died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at a team dinner. “We are absolutely devastated by Dejan’s sudden passing,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said in a statement. “I’m going to make him James.” New big man assistant Dejan Milojevic working …
SAN FRANCISCO — If the Warriors lose Kevon Looney this offseason because his price is too high, blame none other than assistant coach Dejan Milojević. “I think this year he became a really elite rebounder,” coach Steve Kerr said of Looney, “and I think Decky, our assistant coach who works with our centers, he’s done a great job in helping …
