It was revealed that the Warriors have returned to the training ground! Thursday's first game after the death of the assistant coach Kerr bluntly said that the whole team was heartbroken
On January 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. Earlier today, the Warriors returned to practice and if nothing else, they will play the Hawks at home the day after tomorrow, their first game since the death of assistant coach Milojevic.
Earlier last week, Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic died of a sudden illness, which had a huge impact on the team, and the Warriors' away games against the Jazz and home games against the Mavericks were postponed. The last time the Warriors played was on Jan. 16 against the Grizzlies. According to Chris Alvarez, the Warriors have returned to practice today and if nothing else, they will host the Hawks the day after tomorrow.
In response, manager Kerr said: "It's really heartbreaking, it's devastating. It's the hardest thing I've ever experienced in the NBA. Everybody in the team is close to him, so we're definitely sad. Thank you to the league for postponing the last two games for us, which we can't possibly play. And thanks to the University of Utah Hospital, this incident 'destroyed' us. ”
In honor of Milojevic, the Warriors will wear a black T-shirt emblazoned with the word "BRATE" and a heart engraved with DM, which is the initials of Dejan Milojevic. Also, Brate means brother in Serbian.
Renowned journalist Kendra Andrews has reported on the Warriors' injuries, with Moody (left calf strain) and Payton II (left hamstring strain) recovering and ready to begin minor individual on-court training. Moody's will be re-evaluated in one week and Payton will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Moody played in 34 games this season, averaging 8.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in 18 minutes per game. Payton played in 16 games, averaging 16.3 minutes per game, with 5.4 points, 3 rebounds and 1.1 steals.
Regarding the Warriors' current poor record, former NBA star Arenas said on the show: "I'm sorry, this season is the last dance for the Warriors' Big Three, and if they do bring in some players to help the team, there will definitely be people in the Big Three who will have to play off the bench." ”
So far, the Warriors have a record of just 18 wins and 22 losses, temporarily sitting in 12th place in the West. They are two wins away from the play-off zone and five wins away from going straight to the playoffs.