Warriors’ Bob Myers encouraged coach Steve Kerr is healthy

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bob Myers is encouraged by Golden State coach Steve Kerr’s offseason progress with debilitating, post-surgery back problems that last year sidelined him for the preseason and the first 43 games of the Warriors’ record-setting season.

That included an NBA-best 24-0 start.

Myers, who this week had the title of president of basketball operations added to his general manager position, said the reigning NBA Coach of the Year is ready to go and isn’t expecting Kerr to need a prolonged leave of absence – or any time away from the team at all for that matter. Kerr has dealt with excruciating headaches, nausea and regular pain following complications from two back surgeries last year. He often wore a neck patch during the postseason.

Kerr turns 51 next Tuesday on the first day of practice.

”I’m confident he’s in a much better place than this day last year because he couldn’t even coach in the preseason,” Myers said Thursday. ”He came around when he could but that possibility’s been removed. And I see him every day and interact with him. He is in a better place and hopefully he is in a perfect place at some point. I think he’s working toward that but I have no doubt that he’s ready for camp and ready to go for the …

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