Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic watches players warm up before an NBA preseason basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojevic, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship, was 46. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Warriors vs. Mavericks game postponed following death of assistant coach Dejan Milojevic

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks’ game at the Golden State Warriors scheduled for Friday night has been postponed following the death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, the NBA announced Thursday.

The date for the rescheduled game will be announced later.

Milojevic, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack. Milojevic was part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship. He was 46.

Milojevic died in Salt Lake City, where he was hospitalized Tuesday night after the medical emergency happened during a private team dinner.

The Warriors’ game against the Utah Jazz scheduled for Wednesday also was postponed.

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