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Following a champagne shower and an emotional road back to the sidelines coupled with a consequent second NBA championship through his three-year run as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr was ultimately complimentary of his opposition in the post-ceremony press conference. “I just want to say congratulations to Cleveland. That’s a championship team […]

Only hours after another successful season and a second championship since in the last three years, Golden State Warriors president and general manager Bob Myers assured that Steve Kerr will return as head coach next season, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. “There’s no doubt in my mind that he will return as the coach of this […]

When the Golden State Warriors acquired Kevin Durant through free agency last summer, it immediately thrust a high level of expectations onto the franchise. However, there was still some question about whether Durant could mesh well with the Warriors. This drew no concern from head coach Steve Kerr, who thought it would all work out […]

Steve Kerr has always be known for how he stays calm under pressure, both during his playing days, and now as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. He is also well versed in the language of sarcasm, which has endeared him more to the Bay Area faithful. During his post game interview, following […]

With the Golden State Warriors clinching their second title in three years, much of the credit is given to their players, including Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. However, the coaching staff, led by Steve Kerr, also deserves the same amount of praise for the marvelous job they did throughout the season. […]

With the Golden State Warriors back at home for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, their fans consider this their best chance of wrapping up the series and winning their second championship in three years. Oracle Arena is once again sold out as the Oakland faithful will do their best to rally their team, and […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted the team is more nervous in advance for tonight’s Game 5 than it was prior to Game 4. They had a chance to make history and close it out at the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ home court. The man at the helm expressed that nerves prior to an 18th meeting between […]

Game 4 of the NBA Finals was just about everything the first two games hadn’t been — physical, gritty, and even choppy at times — a tempo the Golden State Warriors didn’t find too comforting, falling behind by 16 points after a record-setting 49-point first quarter by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. That quarter saw […]

Following the announcement of Kevin Durant last year that he has decided to bring his talents to Oakland and play for the Golden State Warriors, many thought of them as the newest “super team” and quickly became the odds-on favorites to win the title this season. However, many were not too happy about it as […]

Friday night featured the most physical game of the NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers topping the Golden State Warriors 137-116 in Game 4. It also featured many controversial and questionable calls both ways that had a big impact on the flow of the contest. With that in mind, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr avoided commenting on the officiating […]

During an intense Game 4 of the NBA Finals, tempers and emotions were running high all around, but that didn’t stop the 6-foot-3, 175-pound head coach Steve Kerr from flinching upon seeing a hulking referee Marc Davis suddenly turn around to face him. Steve Kerr scared of ref hitting him pic.twitter.com/66s2yg6hLC — letsgobrowns (@CraigWaikem) June […]

The strangest moment of a heavily refereed Game 4 that saw a whopping 22 free-throw attempts by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first quarter and a total 67 combined trips to the line for the game (including seven technical fouls called), was what seemed to be a second technical foul on Golden State Warriors forward Draymond […]

Only hours away from Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, sixth man Andre Iguodala offered a tease to a potential weakness that his Golden State Warriors still have. “We do have a weakness,” Iguodala told reporters this morning. “Steve Kerr, he knows what it is and I feel like I know […]

Steve Kerr spoke about the frequent callouts by former NBA players claiming their championship teams could beat this year’s Golden State Warriors‘ lineup, applying his signature sarcasm as a way to get his message across. “They’re all right. They would all kill us,” Kerr told reporters sarcastically, according to Jimmy Durkin of the San Jose Mercury […]

Another year, another Golden State Warriors assistant gone? Following the firing of Ohio State University‘s head coach Thad Motta, one of the names to pop up in the school radar is Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown, according to a report by Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. Wojnarowski was told that Brown is still “immersed in […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton showed up at a volleyball tournament in Del Mar, Calif. this weekend, choosing to don the Gregg Popovich–Steve Kerr 2020 presidential campaign t-shirt, stemming from the time both head coaches spoke against the election of President Donald Trump. Check it out: Coach Walton already angling for a spot in the […]

Only two games shy of a potential second championship in three years, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr refused to look any further than Game 3 of the NBA Finals, zoning into the task at hand the day prior to the game. The Warriors could make history and become the first team to sweep […]

Returning after an 11-game absence for yet another win and two away from a second NBA championship in the last three years, Steve Kerr took some time to reflect on the start of his three years at the helm of the Golden State Warriors. Kerr credited former coach Mark Jackson for instilling the blueprint of the […]

Upon his return to the sidelines, head coach Steve Kerr got to see the other side of the coin with his Golden State Warriors, going from a tie of an all-time best four turnovers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals to a whopping 20 turnovers in Game 2. The skipper assured that despite coming out […]

In all honesty, these Finals have not been too competitive. This goes hand in hand with the playoffs being even worse, where you already know who would win each series (with an exception in a few East series) before they even started. Unfortunately for most NBA fans, other than Warriors fans, this has been the […]

The current Warriors head coach, Steve Kerr, has been out of the playoffs for a full two and a half series. After coaching in Game 2 against the Portland Trailblazers, he left the head coaching seat to his first-hand man and former Cleveland Cavaliers coach, Mike Brown, who was more than a sufficient replacement for the […]

Steve Kerr took on his first post-game press conference since late April and did so with his characteristic sarcasm riding side by side with him. When asked if he had a plan to stop LeBron James going on the road for Thursday’s Game 3 at Quicken Loans Arena, the Golden State Warriors head coach couldn’t […]

One of the biggest problems that teams face when facing these juggernaut Warriors is that even when you whether the storm of their amazing attack, they will hit you with excellent defense. With defensive players in Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala in particular, it was easy for coach Steve Kerr to set […]

Before Game 2 of the NBA Finals started on Sunday, it was announced that Steve Kerr will return to the Golden State Warriors‘ bench and coach the team for the first time since the opening round of the playoffs. It caught many by surprise, especially his players and coaching staff, who did not expect him […]

With tonight’s awaited return of Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr came questions about his decision to jump in at this time and how he felt his team has done in his absence. Declining to comment about the specifics of his health condition, Kerr admitted the decision had to do with feeling well enough […]

The Golden State Warriors may already have enough motivation to win ahead of Game 2 on Sunday, but they are still going to receive a huge boost with the news that head coach Steve Kerr will be available to coach the team on the night. Per sideline reporter David Aldridge, the fourth year head coach is feeling […]

Despite an impeccable playoff run since mid-April, shooting guard Klay Thompson wasn’t afraid to admit he and his teammates have sorely missed the presence of their skipper, Steve Kerr. “We miss his voice, obviously,” Thompson said Saturday, according to ASAP Sports. “His knowledge of the game is incredible. Just his demeanor — he has such a calming […]

It sounds optimistic but at the same time, nothing has changed just yet. The latest report on whether or not Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will return for Game 2 of the NBA Finals vs. the Cavaliers Sunday night at 8 p.m. EST in Oracle Arena looks like this: Warriors GM Bob Myers says G2 […]

The Golden State Warriors have been without their man at the helm in Steve Kerr for over a month as he deals with recurring pain in his back due to complications from back surgery almost two years ago. Ahead of the start of the NBA Finals, head coach Kerr told members of the media that […]

The Golden State Warriors will have acting head coach Mike Brown at the helm for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News. While there’s been reports about head coach Steve Kerr feeling a bit better than he did in previous series, the […]

Basketball is indeed in the Kerr bloodline. After the stellar playing career of Steve Kerr in the NBA, he is now a successful head coach, and even won a title with the Golden State Warriors in 2015. His son, Nick, is trying to follow his father’s footsteps, and will now reportedly join Gregg Popovich’s staff […]

Golden State Warriors skipper Steve Kerr isn’t worried about how his team will handle a rubber match in the NBA Finals against the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers after having to deal with his absence due to health concerns — but is rather confident the championship pedigree will come into play with a collection of players that have […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr could make a potential return to the sidelines at some point during the NBA Finals, according to a report by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Despite laying low and letting things take its course in the lead-up to this rubber match between his team and the reigning champions Cleveland Cavaliers, […]

If Steve Kerr‘s words are indeed true, the Cleveland Cavaliers might need to prepare better than how they did in last season’s Finals against the reigning back-to-back MVP. The fourth year head coach was recently asked what he noticed in Stephen Curry‘s game and the differences he’s seen in it from a year ago. Kerr […]

The Golden State Warriors enter the 2017 NBA Finals hitting stride after having swept through the Western Conference playoffs with a perfect 12-0 record. One of the key factors in their clean playoff run has been the play of All-Star forward Draymond Green, who is averaging 13.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 2.1 blocks, and […]

Following the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ clinching of a third NBA Finals appearance, Las Vegas released the betting odds for the series with the Golden State Warriors as the favorites. This news was relayed to Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love, who was baffled by the fact that the defending champions are the underdogs. This is a similar […]

One of the prominent questions heading into the 2017 NBA Finals surrounds the availability of Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who has been away from the team since Game 3 of the postseason’s first round due to discomfort stemming from his surgically-repaired back. With Game 1 set for Thursday night, Kerr once again […]

With less than a week left until the start of the NBA Finals, the looming question around the Golden State Warriors organization remains the health of head coach Steve Kerr. President and general manager Bob Myers told ESPN that while Kerr has been part of all the practices thus far since his return from surgery […]

The Golden State Warriors are still unsure if head coach Steve Kerr will be able to make his return to the sidelines in time for the NBA Finals, which will tip-off on June 1, according to a report by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Kerr admitted he is still dealing with complications from his back surgery, which […]