The Golden State Warriors will put on a patch on their jerseys for the rest of the season in honor of late assistant coach Dejan Milojević, who suffered a deadly coronary heart assault throughout a crew dinner on Jan. 17.
The 46-year-old Milojević was in his third season with the Warriors, who tasked him with teaching their energy forwards and facilities. He helped the franchise win its seventh NBA title in 2021-22.
Milojević beforehand loved a 14-season worldwide enjoying profession in his dwelling nation of Serbia, the place he gained three Adriatic League MVP awards (2004-06) and earned the nickname “Serbian Charles Barkley.”
Shortly after retiring, Milojević grew to become the top coach at Serbia’s Mega Basket. He gained 173 video games and noticed 11 gamers chosen within the NBA Draft throughout his eight-year tenure, together with Nikola Jokić and Ivica Zubac.
Milojević additionally coached within the NBA Summer time League with the Atlanta Hawks in 2016, San Antonio Spurs in 2017 and Houston Rockets in 2018, in addition to the Montenegrin membership Budućnost in 2020-21 earlier than becoming a member of the Warriors.
As for the patch, it options Milojević’s initials inside a coronary heart and will likely be worn on the left shoulder of Golden State’s jerseys. It is going to debut in tonight’s sport towards the Atlanta Hawks (10 p.m. ET on NBCS-BA).
This may mark the Warriors’ first sport since Milojević’s passing, as final Wednesday’s matchup on the Utah Jazz and Friday’s sport towards the Dallas Mavericks have been postponed within the wake of his loss of life.
Moreover, the guts with Milojević’s initials has been added to the court docket at Chase Heart close to Golden State’s bench, the place it is going to stay for the remainder of the season.
