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Warriors' Walton preparing to coach opener

LOS ANGELES -- Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton said Wednesday he was "absolutely" preparing as if he will be the head coach Tuesday for the Warriors' regular-season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans at Oracle Arena.

As part of his preparation, Walton said he went over the NBA's timeout rules with Steve Kerr on their way to Tuesday's preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers."Hopefully Stevie's back before then, but you can't wait until the game time to start preparing," Walton said. "We as a staff especially this last week will really start prepping as if this is the staff we have going into Game 1.