Steve Kerr clears health and safety protocols, rejoins Golden State Warriors before conference finals

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has cleared well being and security protocols. He rejoined the Warriors on Sunday as they start to arrange for the Western Convention finals.

Kerr examined optimistic for COVID-19 simply two hours earlier than Sport 4 of the Western Convention semifinals, thrusting affiliate head coach Mike Brown into the head-coaching seat for the ultimate three video games of the sequence.

Kerr referred to as Brown on his approach to Chase Heart forward of Sport 4 on Could 9, telling Brown that he wasn’t feeling properly and that he might need to step in. Simply half-hour later, he registered a optimistic check.

Kerr mentioned he had been experiencing minor signs earlier than taking a check. A couple of circumstances internally prompted Kerr to take a check.

“I felt that if I handed this on to the group, I am going to by no means forgive myself,” Kerr mentioned.

“Not simple to sit down at residence and watch, however the signs weren’t dangerous in any respect and it was simply type of my flip. It looks like the final couple years virtually everybody on our teaching employees and group has had it sooner or later. So it was simply my flip. Fortunately, it wasn’t dangerous.”

However Kerr mentioned his case was moderately delicate, saying he had a cough and a few congestion.

Whereas he was within the league’s protocols, Kerr stayed in fixed communication together with his group, collaborating in the entire coaches’ conferences through telephone, addressing his gamers in a video convention, and having a number of conversations and steady texts with Brown all through the day.

Brown mentioned that any resolution he made throughout Kerr’s absence was ran by Kerr, however Kerr had a transparent message for Brown whereas he managed the group: “Observe your intestine.”

“Mike was unbelievable,” Kerr mentioned. “The entire employees was nice. For Mike, particularly, what a troublesome spot to be put into, particularly on condition that he had simply been employed by Sacramento. He had quite a bit occurring … it put a number of stress on Mike and the remainder of the employees. They have been nice … Mike did an outstanding job.”

Kerr rejoins the Warriors three days earlier than Sport 1 of the Western Convention finals, and on the day that they may discover out who they may face within the sequence. They are going to face both the Dallas Mavericks or the Phoenix Suns, who play Sport 7 Sunday night time.