The game between Partizan and Mega in the Stark Arena, attended by over 23,000 fans, left a special impression on all the players in the Warriors’ jerseys.
“I knew that Partizan and Mega would play just a few days after Dejan’s death. It was 10 in the morning in San Francisco. I immediately turned on the TV to watch the game, and when I saw those scenes… Believe me… My day started in tears. So much emotion, when I heard the chanting of Dejan’s name that lasted a full 10 minutes… I have never seen anything like it.
I was so emotional that I decided to get in the car and go straight to our training facility to show all the players how they said goodbye to Dejan in Serbia. However, as I entered the locker room, head coach Steve Kerr had obviously intentionally organized a meeting at 10 just to let them watch the game live.
I enter our facilities and see faces in shock, all looking in amazement. They couldn’t believe what the atmosphere was like, how everything looks in Europe at a basketball game. There were tears, emotions…
They were even surprised at how much of a legacy Deki left in Partizan where he played and Mega where he was a coach because Milojevic was such a person, he never talked about himself, didn’t brag, and he had a magnificent career. They watched the entire game and were thrilled,” said Zaza Pachulia.