Steve Kerr will miss tonight’s game against the Blazers because of an illness, Marc J. Spears of ESPN.com relays (Twitter link). Mike Brown will act as the Warriors’ head coach in Kerr’s place.
Brown has plenty of heading coaching experience. He has two separate stints as the Cavs’ head coach with 71 games on the Lakers’ sideline sandwiched in between them. Brown has a head coaching record of 347-216.
Kerr missed 43 games last season while recovering from back surgery and at the time, Luke Walton took over the head coaching reigns, leading the team to a 39-4 record.
Golden State has a two-game lead in their series against the Blazers. The Warriors won the first two contests by a combined 41 points.