The Warriors kept a major part of their championship core when Steve Kerr decided to return as the team’s coach.Kerr agreed to a two-year contract extension with Golden State, citing several factors that ultimately led him to reunite with superstar Steph Curry and chase another NBA championship.
Curry, who won four NBA titles with Kerr, revealed his initial reaction to the news that the winningest coach in the Warriors’ franchise history is returning to Golden State for at least two more seasons.
“I’m happy, man. It’s just that he had to make the right decision for himself. You want to make sure everyone is invested mentally, spiritually and physically in what the grind is,” Curry told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole at the 2026 American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe.
“Now, we’re just collaborating on new ideas to try to get us back to where we belong and think about it differently. Maintain our culture and our core principles to the level that we were. But it’s a different team. Different era of basketball. You have to be able to adjust and adapt, and I think Steve is up for the...