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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