A few months ago, when Steve Kerr was suffering through pain related to a spinal-fluid leak, he called on a friend from his Chicago Bulls days for help.
“I needed to gain the proper perspective to allow to me heal,” Kerr says.
Kerr’s call wasn’t to Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen or Michael Jordan.
It was George Mumford.
You may not know Mumford, but he played a role in the Bulls’ success in the 1990s -- and in Kerr’s return to the court this season.
Here’s how Kerr describes it:
“When you have a lot of pain, there’s only so much you can do.