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Kerr began his leave on Oct. 1 to focus on recovering from a
pair of off-season back operations after leading the Warriors to
a franchise-record 67 regular-season wins and the team's first
NBA title in 40 years.
A veteran of 15 NBA campaigns as a player, the 50-year-old
underwent surgery to repair a ruptured disc in July and had a
follow-up procedure in September.
With assistant coach Luke Walton taking over, the Warriors did
not miss a beat and own the league's best record at 39-4.
Golden State's record equals the second best mark through 43
games in NBA history, trailing only the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls
with Michael Jordan at 40-3.
Walton was named coach of the month in November as the Warriors
began the campaign with 24 consecutive victories, the most ever
to start a season in U.S. professional team sports.
(Reporting by Larry Fine; Editing by Tony Jimenez)
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