Warriors Kerr out more time

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A frustrated Steve Kerr met with reporters for nearly seven minutes in the team's Portland hotel Sunday afternoon, announcing that his health issues "took a turn for the worse" over the past five days.

Kerr said he will not coach the team during tonight's Game 4 and will be out indefinitely until his health status improves.

"You guys saw me at the end of Game 2, I was very uncomfortable," Kerr said. "I was uncomfortable at practice the other day. With things getting worse, I decided I couldn't coach. So as of now, I'm consulting with my doctors, hoping for some improvement and if I get improvement, I'll get back on the sidelines. But I'm not going to do that until I know I can help the team."

Two offseasons ago, Kerr had two separate back surgeries that resulted in spinal fluid leak. Persistent headaches and pain resulted from the complications, forcing him to miss the first 43 games last season as he tried to rehab. Kerr returned, coached through the playoffs and coached all 82 games this season. But the symptoms, which he's constantly trying to control, worsened over the past week.

"I can tell you if you're listening out there, stay away from back surgery," Kerr said. "I can say that with the bottom of my heart. Rehab, rehab, rehab. Don't let anyone get in there."

Kerr said he will determine the next step in the coming days, but it "wouldn't be a scenario" where he coaches one game and doesn't the next.

"I'm not going to do that to our team and our staff," Kerr said. "We're hoping over the next week or two -- whatever it is -- I can sort of make a definitive realization or deduction or just feel that I'm going to do it or I'm not."

Kerr was then asked if there was a scenario where he wouldn't coach the rest of the postseason.

"Yeah," Kerr said. "I just said that."

Sports on 04/24/2017

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