NBA: Kerr returns to coach Warriors after missing 11 games

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OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 04: Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors speaks at a press conference prior to Game 2 of the 2017 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 4, 2017 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images/AFP
Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors speaks at a press conference prior to Game 2 of the 2017 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 4.  Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images/AFP

OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he would return to guiding the squad in Sunday’s second game of the NBA Finals against defending champion Cleveland after missing the past 11 games.

Less than two hours before the scheduled tip-off, Kerr said he felt healthy enough to return to the sidelines after suffering nausea and migraines from complications following 2015 back surgery.

Kerr, last year’s NBA Coach of the Year after guiding the Warriors to a 73-9 record, has been sidelined since the Warriors’ second game of the NBA playoffs.

Since then, assistant coach Mike Brown has been Golden State’s acting coach and the Warriors have responded with 11 wins in a row, their total of 13 matching the longest win streak in NBA playoff history.

The Warriors swept out Portland, Utah and San Antonio and defeated the Cavaliers 113-91 in Thursday’s opener of the best-of-seven championship series.

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