Warriors postpone game with Lakers home game against Nets due to death of assistant coach will be changed to a national live broadcast
On January 19, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced that due to the death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic due to illness, the Warriors' home game with the Mavericks will be postponed. At the same time, the Lakers' home game against the Nets will be replaced and broadcast live across the United States.
Earlier, the Warriors were preparing for the game against the Jazz on the road, and Milojevic suffered a heart attack during a dinner with the players at a local restaurant, and was subsequently sent to the hospital at the age of 46. As a result, the Warriors' away game against the Jazz was postponed. Now that the Warriors and Mavericks have also been postponed due to Milojevic's death, it is enough to prove how sudden Milojevic's death was for the team, and it has a certain impact on the players' emotions and the team's progress. This will be the second game postponed by the Warriors, and the replay date will be announced at a later date.
In order to express their condolences to Milojevic, many teams spontaneously held mourning ceremonies at home, including the Celtics, Raptors, Lakers, etc. It is worth mentioning that in order to commemorate his friend Milojevic, who was also born in Serbia, Raptors head coach Rajakovic even borrowed Milojevic's tactical manual to coach in the game between the Raptors and the Heat, and achieved good results, and finally the Raptors defeated the Heat and ended a four-game losing streak.
Milojevic was born in Serbia and started his career as an athlete in Europe. After retiring from football, he started his coaching career in Europe for 12 years. Warriors head coach Kerr threw an olive branch to him in the '21 offseason, and then joined the Warriors as a member of the assistant coaching team, which led the team to a championship in '22. Milojevic is close to players and management in private, as well as with fellow countryman Jokic. His sudden death is a regret and a serious blow to many people.
The Warriors' last game was against the Grizzlies on January 16, and the next game is tentatively scheduled for January 25 at home against the Hawks, which means that there are eight days between the two games, which will be a huge test for the players. The Warriors have a poor record this season, sitting in 12th place in the West with only 18 wins and 22 losses for the time being. Considering they have at least two games to play, the schedule could be at odds ahead.