National Basketball Association roundup

[May 06, 2017]  May 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, sidelined with symptoms from complications following two back surgeries two years ago, is not expected to return during the second-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz.

Kerr, who remains away from the team indefinitely, was scheduled to see a specialist at Duke University Medical Center on Friday and has been receiving treatment aimed at alleviating the symptoms, sources told ESPN.

Kerr has been suffering from complications that cause severe headaches, nausea and dizziness as his symptoms worsened.

Kerr has spent much of the past week consulting with specialists at Stanford Medical Center to find an answer to his chronic pain, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker underwent surgery to repair his ruptured left quadriceps tendon, the team announced.

Parker suffered the injury during Wednesday's Game Two win over the Houston Rockets. An MRI exam on Thursday determined the severity.

The surgery was performed by Spurs team physician David R. Schmidt, who indicated a timeline for Parker's return will be divulged at a later date.

Parker was averaging 15.9 points in eight playoff games, a vast improvement over his regular-season average of 10.1.

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Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry missed the team's morning shootaround due to his ankle injury and is a game-time decision for Game Three of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Lowry sprained his ankle in Wednesday's Game Two loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and said that he is still experiencing pain.

"I'll see how I feel a little bit later," Lowry told reporters. "It's still pretty sore, but I'll see how I feel tonight before the game and make a game-time decision. I've been doing treatment all of yesterday and today, get in early tonight, test it out and see how it goes."

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Mike Budenholzer resigned as the Atlanta Hawks' president of basketball operations but will remain as coach.

Wes Wilcox resigned from his position as general manager and will become a special advisor to ownership as the Hawks announced a new management structure.

Budenholzer will continue to serve as head coach and will remain involved in basketball personnel decisions.

The team said it will use an executive search firm to help identify a new general manager to run basketball operations. (Editing by Gene Cherry)

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