Warriors owner Joe Lacob went on Bloomberg Radio on Saturday and provided a minor update on Steve Kerr’s status. The ailing head coach, who was reportedly at the Duke Medical Center on Friday, underwent a spinal cord leak procedure.
Kerr hasn’t coached in any of the Warriors last five playoff games. Assistant Mike Brown has stepped in in Kerr’s absence. Lacob said he’s hopeful Kerr can return “sooner rather than later.” Here are his full comments to Bloomberg.
“It’s very unfortunate what’s happening here,” Lacob said. “He had a back surgery. Relatively common procedure almost two years ago now.