Warriors’ Steve Kerr returns to bench

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will make his return to the sidelines Friday night, coaching the defending NBA champions for the first time this season after undergoing a pair of offseason surgeries. Kerr started a leave of absence Oct. 1 in an effort to recover from a spinal-fluid leak caused by an offseason back surgery. Assistant Luke Walton stepped into the void as the interim head coach and helped guide the Warriors to an NBA-record 24-0 start.