X
WATCH & READ
NBA Playoffs: Warriors without Steve Kerr and Kevin Durant in Game 3
0:45
Loading
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was absent Saturday night for the Warriors' 119-113 comeback victory in Portland. The team simply said he "wasn't feeling well." That naturally set off alarm bells for anyone paying attention, after Kerr missed half of last season with complications from back surgery.
Now the San Jose Mercury News has more details on Kerr's condition, and they are extremely worrisome. To the point, Kerr is not expected back by the end of this first round:
At the worst of this current illness, Kerr was in excruciating pain, according to the sources, and he could barely walk.