Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, has been buried in his native Serbia after suffering a heart attack last month.
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, was buried Monday in his native Serbia after suffering a heart attack last month.Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral on a rainy day at a Belgrade cemetery, including Warriors coach Steve Kerr. A flower draped casket was carried by his former Serbian teammates.The team announced Monday that Kerr would miss Monday night's game against the Utah Jazz.
I had that honor and pleasure to be friends with him even though we did not play together,' Danilovic said at a formal commemoration for Milojevic on Saturday.Marko Keselj of Serbia's Ministry of Sports and a former basketball player said the sport was Milojevic's life.'With his positive energy he brought out the best in us,' Keselj said. 'He motivated us to be better in every way, as people and as players. Deki was a friend, mentor, he was a leader.
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