Steve Kerr addresses the media during an April practice. The Golden State Warriors' 8-0 record in the 2017 NBA Playoffs is all the more remarkable for coming without their head coach. Steve Kerr has not manned the bench since Game 2 of his team's first round series against the Portland Trail Blazers due to pain related to the same botched back surgery that kept him out for the start of the 2015-16 season.