The Golden State Warriors honored late assistant coach Dejan Milojević with a beautiful tribute on Wednesday … and the ceremony had the entire arena emotional — including Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson.
The team returned to compete against the Atlanta Hawks at the Chase Center … their first game since Deki’s tragic death last week.
The beloved former European pro received a proper sendoff before tipoff … with a video tribute, speech from Steve Kerr, jerseys featuring coach’s last name, and t-shirts branding the word “brate,” which means “brother” in Russian.
Milojević’s wife and children were also present … with cameras showing them during the special moment.
Curry and Thompson embraced each other as well … and the latter was visibly crying while sitting on the bench.
The team also set up a display on the sidelines … putting a shirt and a flower at Deki’s seat.
As we previously reported, Deki suffered a medical emergency during a team dinner in Salt Lake City last week. The team stated he had a heart attack and passed away a day later.
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Deki was highly respected throughout the NBA … and it’s a loss the basketball community is still struggling to comprehend.
