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The towering Australian, who won a championship
with Golden State in 2015, rejoined the team as a backup to
Cousins in March after a standout season with the Sydney Kings
in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL).
"I think Bogut will do a great job. He's been great since he's
been back," Kerr told reporters during practice ahead of
Thursday's Game Three, which comes after the teams split the
first two games of the best-of-seven series.
"This is why we got him -- just in case. We were hoping we
wouldn't have any injuries obviously but that was our most
vulnerable position," he said.
"We're lucky to have Andrew."
Last month Bogut, 34, said he was happy to just be along for the
ride and would be fine just waving a towel and cheering his team
mates from the bench.
He will, however, see a lot more action than that now that
Cousins is sidelined.
Kerr could have started 23-year-old big man Kevon Looney or
forward Draymond Green at center but said he was confident in
Bogut's abilities.
Cousins will not need surgery, according to media reports, to
repair the left quad muscle, which he tore while running down a
lose ball in the first half of the Warriors 135-131 loss to the
Clippers in Oakland.
Cousins, who in January made his Warriors debut after a torn
Achilles tendon kept him off the court for almost a year, is
unlikely to return during the playoffs, where Golden State is
chasing a fourth NBA championship in five seasons.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll; Editing by Toby Davis)
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