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The health of Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has improved, and there is a chance he may return for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, according to ESPN.com. "He may coach Sunday. He's feeling better," a source close to Kerr told ESPN's Marc Spears late Thursday night.
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Kerr has been bothered by back problems resulting from last year's surgery.
The Warriors have not confirmed that Kerr will be back Sunday, and guard Klay Thompson and acting head coach Mike Brown have not been told Kerr will be coaching on Sunday.
"I hope he comes back as soon as possible, but I haven't heard anything yet," Thompson told Slam Magazine.
On Friday's media conference call, Brown said he had heard nothing to change his status.
"I'm gonna coach until they tell me it's different," he said. "I haven't heard anything from him. I'm going to plan on continuing to coach until either he or (Warriors general manager) Bob Myers tells me that it will be different."
Kerr still has two days to make a decision on whether he will return to the sidelines on Sunday.
ESPN.com reported Kerr considered returning for Game 1 of the Finals before he had a setback on Wednesday that convinced him to let Brown continue in his role as acting head coach.
Kerr has been out since Game 2 of the Warriors' first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers.
His absence have not affected the team's performance, since the Warriors have won all 11 games without him, including Thursday's Game 1 of the Finals.
