(Reuters) – Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic has been admitted to hospital after suffering a “medical emergency”, prompting the NBA to postpone their game at the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
The Warriors said Milojevic was taken to a Salt Lake City hospital on Tuesday after suffering the health issue at a private team dinner and that an update on his status would be provided “as appropriate.”
The NBA, citing a “medical emergency in the Warriors family”, announced the postponement of the game and said a makeup date would be announced at a later time.
A native of Belgrade, Milojevic is in his third season as an assistant coach with Golden State after helping the team win the 2022 NBA championship.
Before joining the Warriors, Milojevic spent the 2021 season as head coach of Buducnost in the Adriatic League in Montenegro. Prior to that role, Milojevic was head coach for Mega Basket in Belgrade, Serbia, for eight seasons.
In December 2019, Milojevic was named an assistant coach for the Serbian national team under Igor Kokoskov.
Milojevic also enjoyed a 14-year international playing career and was named the Adriatic League Most Valuable Player three times (2004-06).
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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