Warriors Pay Emotional Tribute to Late Coach Milojević in Victory

Warriors Pay Emotional Tribute to Late Coach Milojević in Victory

 

Warriors Pay Emotional Tribute to Late Coach Milojević in Victory” FRANCISCO – Black T-shirts with white lettering were worn all over the Chase Center floor as players and coaches practiced for several hours before tipoff Wednesday night.

The Warriors, as well as the visiting Atlanta Hawks, used them.Each T-shirt had one word on the chest: BRATÉ, which means “brother” in Serbian. It was a tribute to the late Warriors assistant coach Dejan “Deki” Milojević because that’s how he greeted every man every day. From the emotional pregame ceremony to the quiet satisfaction of the 134-112 victory, it was the night of Ten.

After bobbing and weaving in the first half, the Warriors hit the back burner in the third and fourth quarters. Ten would love the last 24 minutes.Milojević, who collapsed from a heart attack during a group dinner in a restaurant in Salt Lake City, was only 46 years old.

A man of boundless passion who radiated warmth, he was admired and respected by every coach and player. Most who had the pleasure of knowing him, which lasted only a few minutes.So, the hearts of the warriors were heavy. They played in front of their home crowd for the first time in two weeks.

They played basketball everywhere, for the first time in nine days – the last seven since Milojević’s sudden death.”It’s very emotional to walk into the building for the first time on a game night without Ten,” coach Steve Kerr said in a press conference before the game. “Obviously we all have the shirt. And there are pictures of him with his ever-present smile. It’s very emotional because it’s all still very raw and surreal in a lot of ways..