Warriors assistant Dejan Milojevic hospitalised in Salt Lake City after suffering medical emergency

The team did not reveal the nature of the emergency, other than that Milojević was stricken during a private team dinner.

Published : Jan 17, 2024 21:50 IST , Salt Lake City - 1 MIN READ

FILE PHOTO: Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic ahead of a game against the Houston Rockets on February 24, 2023.
FILE PHOTO: Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic ahead of a game against the Houston Rockets on February 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: NOAH GRAHAM/Getty Images via AFP
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FILE PHOTO: Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic ahead of a game against the Houston Rockets on February 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: NOAH GRAHAM/Getty Images via AFP

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević has been hospitalised in Salt Lake City after suffering a medical emergency on Tuesday night, the team said on Wednesday.

The team did not reveal the nature of the emergency, other than that Milojević was stricken during a private team dinner. Numerous media outlets in Europe, including from Milojević’s native Serbia, reported that it was a cardiac-related matter.

The Warriors are scheduled to play the Jazz on Wednesday night.

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The 46-year-old Milojević is in his third season with the Warriors and was part of the group that helped Golden State win the 2022 NBA championship. He previously coached in Serbia — where he once worked with a young Nikola Jokic before the now-Denver star and two-time NBA MVP came to the United States — along with Montenegro, and is a past assistant coach for the Serbian national team.

He had prior NBA experience through Summer League stints with Atlanta, San Antonio and Houston. Milojević spent 14 years as a player and was a three-time MVP of the Adriatic League.

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