{"id":476318,"date":"2024-01-18T12:34:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=476318"},"modified":"2024-01-18T12:34:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:34:18","slug":"nba-postpones-warriors-mavericks-game-after-milojevic-passing","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/nba-postpones-warriors-mavericks-game-after-milojevic-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA postpones Warriors &#8211; Mavericks game after Milojevi\u0107 passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the tragic death of assistant coach Dejan Milojevi\u0107, the NBA has decided to postpone a second <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/golden-state-warriors\/\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> game. The league announced that the matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/dallas-mavericks\/\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a>, originally scheduled for Friday, will be rescheduled to a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Milojevi\u0107, aged 46, passed away on Wednesday in Salt Lake City after being hospitalized the previous night due to a heart attack. The Warriors&#8217; game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/utah-jazz\/\">Utah Jazz<\/a>, initially set for Wednesday, was also postponed prior to the confirmation of Milojevi\u0107&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>The basketball community responded with a massive and immediate outpouring of sympathy upon learning of Milojevi\u0107&#8217;s passing. Moments of silence were observed before NBA games on Wednesday, and Mavericks star <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/luka-doncic\/\">Luka Doncic<\/a> paid tribute to Milojevi\u0107 on social media, writing &#8220;Rest in peace, Deki.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The NBA is postponing the Warriors-Mavericks game on Friday after the death of Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojevic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mIFuMMIDMI\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/mIFuMMIDMI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/malika_andrews\/status\/1748014249635672568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Milojevi\u0107, in his third season with the Warriors, played a key role in the team&#8217;s 2022 NBA championship. Before joining the coaching staff, he had a notable career as a three-time MVP in the Adriatic League. Milojevi\u0107 also gained coaching experience in Serbia, where he worked with a young <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/nikola-jokic\/\">Nikola Jokic<\/a>, and Montenegro. Additionally, he participated in summer league stints with various NBA teams before being hired by the Warriors in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, no specific date has been announced for the rescheduling of the postponed games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the tragic death of assistant coach Dejan Milojevi\u0107, the NBA has decided to postpone a second Golden State Warriors game. 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