Ten days after announcing he was taking an indefinite leave of absence to recover from two offseason back surgeries, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr on Sunday clarified his health situation, saying his adverse symptoms have been caused by a spinal fluid leak.
Kerr ruptured a disk in his back during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. He had surgery to repair the injury July 28, but an accidental nick to the Dura surrounding the spinal cord caused spinal fluid to leak. He had a second surgery Sept. 4 to repair the leak.
“The leak is fixed, but I’m still getting some symptoms.