The National Basketball Association has postponed Friday’s game between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks following the death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević.
The league made the announcement Thursday morning and said the game, which was to be played Friday night at Chase Center in Francisco, would be rescheduled at a date to be announced later.
Milojević died late Wednesday morning at a Salt Lake City hospital after he suffered a heart attack during a team dinner Tuesday night, the team said.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With several of his players overcome by emotions just moments before tip-off after celebrating the assistant coach they dearly miss, Steve Kerr stuck to his message: “Try to lose yourself in the game.”
Stephen Curry had 25 points and eight assists, Klay Thompson scored 24, and the Golden State Warriors won Wednesday night in their first game back after the death of assistant coach Dejan Milojević last week, beating the Atlanta Hawks 134
