{"id":79836,"date":"2026-04-19T02:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T02:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/steve-kerr-mulls-over-career-after-warriors-playoff-loss\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T02:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T02:41:58","slug":"steve-kerr-mulls-over-career-after-warriors-playoff-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/steve-kerr-mulls-over-career-after-warriors-playoff-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Kerr Mulls Over Career After Warriors Playoff Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Golden State Warriors\u2019 future is looking murky after the team\u2019s loss in the NBA play-in tournament, and head coach <strong>Steve Kerr<\/strong> seems to know it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s gonna happen next,\u201d said Kerr to players <strong>Stephen Curry <\/strong>and <strong>Draymond Gree<\/strong>n in a huddle on the sideline. \u201cBut I love you guys to death. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The heartfelt moment \u2014 picked up by a TV microphone \u2014 came in the waning seconds of a 111-96 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday, April 17, ending the Warriors\u2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>The final buzzer marked the end of Kerr\u2019s contract with the Warriors, and the 60-year-old said after the game that he\u2019s going to take a few weeks to mull over his future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Steph-Curry-Makes-NBA-Histor-With-4-Thousand-Career-3-Pointers.jpg?crop=0px%2C117px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Steph Curry Makes NBA History With Four Thousand Career 3 Pointers\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Steph-Curry-Makes-NBA-Histor-With-4-Thousand-Career-3-Pointers.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Stephen Curry Makes NBA History With 4,000 Career 3-Pointers<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tStephen Curry added another major milestone to his Hall of Fame career on Thursday, March 12, when he connected on his 4,000th career three-pointer in his Golden State Warriors\u2019 130-104 win over the Sacramento Kings. Curry, who turns 37 on Friday, is the first player in NBA history to reach the milestone. \u201cIt\u2019s a clear [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Kerr said to reporters. \u201cI still love coaching, but I get it. These jobs all have an expiration date. There is a run that happens, and when the run ends, sometimes it\u2019s time for new blood and new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cI don\u2019t want to walk away from Steph. I\u2019m definitely not going and coaching somewhere else next year in the NBA. I would never walk away from Steph. But all this stuff has to be aligned and right. Those are all discussions that will be had.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4313760\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4313760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-2271869429 Steve Kerr with Curry and Green\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271869429-Steve-Kerr-with-Curry-and-Green.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Head coach Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green hug during the final moments of an NBA play-in tournament game<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Christian Petersen\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Curry, 38, joined the Warriors in 2009. Green, 36, was drafted by the team in 2012. Kerr took over as head coach in 2014, and together the three helped build one of the most dominant dynasties in NBA history.<\/p>\n<p>In the 12 seasons since Kerr joined Curry and Green in Golden State, the Warriors have won four NBA titles (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022). They\u2019ve reached the playoffs eight times and played in six NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf [my time is done], then I will be nothing but grateful for the most amazing opportunity any person could have to coach this franchise in front of our fans and to coach Steph Curry, [Draymond Green], the whole group,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cIt may still go on. It may not. I don\u2019t know at this point. But we all need to step away a little bit and then reconvene.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Both Curry and Green have expressed interest in continuing to play for the Warriors. While Curry still has one more season on his contract, Green has the option to opt out of his contract with his player option for next season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the option, Green reiterated after Friday\u2019s game that he wants to remain in Golden State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully I\u2019ve done enough to still be here,\u201d Green said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors\u2019 future is looking murky after the team\u2019s loss in the NBA play-in tournament, and head coach Steve Kerr seems to know it. \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s gonna happen next,\u201d said Kerr to players Stephen Curry and Draymond Green in a huddle on the sideline. \u201cBut I love you guys to death. 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