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05/09 20:30 CDT Steve Kerr agrees to a two-year deal to continue coaching the
Warriors, AP source says
Steve Kerr agrees to a two-year deal to continue coaching the Warriors, AP
source says
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --- Steve Kerr is giving it another go with Golden State.
Kerr has reached an agreement in principle on a two-year contract to continue
coaching the Warriors, according to a person with knowledge of the
negotiations. Kerr still must sign his new deal, the person told The Associated
Press on Saturday night, speaking on condition of anonymity because the
contract must be finalized.
The Warriors missed the playoffs for the second time in three years, earning
the 10th seed in the Western Conference and eventually losing at Phoenix in the
play-in tournament.
Kerr's 12-year coaching run with the franchise has featured four championships
and a stretch of six straight NBA Finals appearances alongside Stephen Curry
and Draymond Green. Kerr shared an embrace with those two stars near the end of
the loss in Phoenix, saying afterward he knew it could be their final time
together.
The Warriors were 37-45 this season while dealing with numerous injuries,
including losing Jimmy Butler to a season-ending right knee injury in January
and Curry's 27-game absence with a right knee injury of his own.
Kerr, 60, got his first coaching job in 2014-15 and immediately guided Golden
State to the franchise's first title in 40 years. The Warriors would then begin
the next season with a record 24-0 start without him as assistant Luke Walton
led the way as Kerr missed the initial 43 games as his team went on to a record
73 victories. Kerr took a leave of absence to recover from debilitating
complications following two back surgeries, then missed time again in 2017 with
Mike Brown filling in as Kerr underwent a procedure to deal with a spinal fluid
leak.
Green had predicted on his podcast once the season ended that Kerr wouldn't
return.
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