Warriors Honoring Dejan Milojević With ‘BRATE’ T-Shirts 1 Week After Death

The Golden State Warriors will put on all-black T-shirts this week to pay tribute to Dejan Milojević within the wake of the assistant coach’s tragic passing.

Steve Kerr debuted the tee at a press convention on Monday afternoon … and you may see it options Milojević’s initials inside a coronary heart in addition to the phrase “BRATE” — which implies “brother” in Serbian.

Kerr stated his staff has been devastated and heartbroken since Milojević suffered a fatal medical emergency on Jan. 16 whereas at a staff dinner in Salt Lake Metropolis … telling reporters this previous week has been “hard to describe.”

“It’s just the saddest thing I have been a part of in the NBA where we lose someone who’s so close to us and then, more importantly, seeing his family suffer,” Kerr stated.

Kerr, nevertheless, praised Milojević’s former Serbian groups, Mega and Partizan, for honoring Dejan throughout their recreation Monday.

“Deky’s two teams were playing against each other,” Kerr stated. “I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything like the pre-game dedication from the fans and organizations there to Deky.”

“It was incredible.”

Milojević joined Kerr’s workers in 2021 … and following his passing, the NBA postponed the Warriors’ video games towards the Jazz and the Mavericks.