Golden State Warriors Assistant Coach Dejan Milojević Dies After Heart Attack

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, the team said in a statement. He was 46.

“We are absolutely devastated by Dejan’s sudden passing,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. “This is a shocking and tragic blow for everyone associated with the Warriors and an incredibly difficult time for his family, friends, and all of us who had the incredible pleasure to work with him.”

Kerr described Milojević as a “positive” and “beautiful” person, and said he “brought joy and light to every single day.”

“We grieve with and for his wife, Natasa, and their children, Nikola and Masa,” Kerr said. “Their loss in unfathomable.”

Milojević was hospitalized in Salt Lake City on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack at a private team dinner, the Warriors’ statement said.

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