Steve Kerr

BOSTON (AP) — He hit a championship-winning shot with Michael Jordan. He calls the shots for Stephen Curry. From clutch to coach, Steve Kerr has done it all ...

A second-round pick in the 1988 draft, he started only 30 games in his career. “I mean, Steve has had such an incredible, unique career, from player to coach, GM. He just knows how to jell talent together,” Thompson said. Kerr hasn’t won quite like Bill Russell, the Celtics Hall of Fame center who pocketed 11 rings as a player. Now back in Boston, the winning Warrior is a victory away from a ninth NBA championship. Talent may take a team to the top, but staying there — and then getting back again after being knocked down — demands more than that. From clutch to coach, Steve Kerr has done it all for some of basketball’s biggest winners.

David Aldridge: Asked if Steph Curry was missing something before winning Finals MVP, Steve Kerr said, “what he's missing is an Olympic gold medal.

– –11:21 PM Marcus Thompson@ ThompsonScribe –10:33 PM The Ringer@ ringernba –11:47 PM Mark Medina@ MarkG_Medina Steph is one of the all-timers.pic.twitter.com/ssDT0dqDpF– 11:29 PM Tim MacMahon@ espn_macmahon It’s special.” –12:28 AM Ben Rohrbach@ brohrbach So we’ll be ready to go tonight.” – This despite three bombs from Al Horford – Steph Curry is a top-10 player of all time – It’s special.” – Without him, none of this happens.” – To me, this is his crowning achievement.” –

Steve Kerr, a former teammate of all-time NBA great Michael Jordan, now has nine championship rings, five as a player and four as a coach.

I have yet to see a team that wasn't elite defensively win a championship," Kerr concluded. "This might be the most unlikely one [title] just from a standpoint where we have been the last couple of years," Kerr said. "What he does at his size is so different from the traditional greats in this league. The Celtics had the best defense in the league but we were right behind them. I think what made this group really special, besides the obvious with Steph, was the defensive intensity and versatility. He led the Golden State Warriors to the 4th title in 8 years with a Game 6 road victory on Thursday, 103-90.

Steve Kerr and Andre Iguodala kept saying the Warriors had to win the championship "for" Steph Curry. Kerr praised Curry's humility and leadership, ...

Curry was emotional for several moments after the game, celebrating passionately with teammates, coaches, and family. "Especially after what we've been through the last couple of years. Curry also won Finals MVP for the first time. He has that kind of humility and confidence all wrapped up into one, it makes everyone in that locker room all want to fight for him. "Which is ironic because he's the one doing it for us. After Game 6, Kerr was asked by ESPN's Scott Van Pelt about Curry breaking down in tears as the Warriors won the championship.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters that "[Stephen Curry] reminds me of Tim Duncan," Kerr said, per.

They bounced back to make the play-in tournament in 2020-21 but fell short of the playoffs. In 2019-20, the Warriors were snakebit by injuries and collapsed to a 15-50 mark. "From a humanity standpoint, from a talent standpoint, humility, confidence, it's a wonderful combination that makes everyone want to win for him.

He hit a championship-winning shot with Michael Jordan, he calls the shots for Stephen Curry and he's just won a ninth NBA championship.

A second-round pick in the 1988 draft, he started only 30 games in his career. He was also the only person of whom that was true when the number stood at three. Kerr hasn't won quite like Bill Russell, the Celtics Hall of Fame center who pocketed 11 rings as a player. The Warriors then had the worst record in the NBA two seasons ago before getting beaten in the Play-In game last season. And this was the most remarkable success of them all. Now back in Boston, the winning Warrior is celebrating a ninth NBA championship.

Steve Kerr badly wanted Stephen Curry to win this championship. The Golden State Warriors closed out the Finals over the Boston Celtics on Thursday, winning their fourth championship in eight years. It was a remarkable comeback, as the Warriors missed ...

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Any team that can claim to be a dynasty across the last 30 years of the NBA has some link to Golden State's coach.

A second-round pick in the 1988 draft, he started only 30 games in his career. These Warriors needed that steadiness more than during their run of three titles in four years from 2015-18. Curry may be considered the greatest outside shooter ever, but it’s Kerr whose 45.4% career mark from 3-point range is tops in NBA history. Kerr hasn’t won quite like Bill Russell, the Celtics Hall of Fame center who pocketed 11 rings as a player. “I mean, Steve has had such an incredible, unique career, from player to coach, GM. He just knows how to jell talent together,” Thompson said. Back in Boston, the winning Warriors brought Kerr his ninth NBA championship on Thursday night with a 103-90 final score in Game 6. Talent may take a team to the top, but staying there — and then getting back again after being knocked down — demands more than that. He never averaged double figures in any of his 15 seasons, sticking around that long by being a good teammate and a better shooter. From clutch to coach, Steve Kerr has done it all for some of basketball’s biggest winners. There’s more to it than that, of course. He won five titles in uniform with Chicago and San Antonio. Add in three as Golden State’s boss on the bench, and he is the first person in NBA history to win at least three championships as a player and a coach. By 1987, they were ranked No. 1 in nation.

It's been a while since Tim Duncan has played NBA basketball and even longer since the Spurs reached the Finals (ouch), but the San Antonio legend is still ...

As the Golden State Warriors showered themselves in confetti and Champagne on Thursday after winning their fourth title in eight years, Duncan got a mention from his former teammate. He added that Curry, the MVP linchpin, was "much like Timmy in San Antonio." Kerr knows the feeling.