Ailing Steve Kerr won't coach Warriors in Game 4

April 23, 2017 at 10:14 p.m. | Updated April 23, 2017 at 10:14 p.m.

by Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2016, file photo, Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant, left, talks with coach Steve Kerr during the team's NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Oakland, Calif. Durant won’t play later Saturday, April 22, in Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers because of a strained left calf. The Warriors will also be without Kerr because of an illness. Mike Brown will serve as acting coach. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2016, file photo, Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant, left, talks with coach Steve Kerr during the team's NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Oakland, Calif. Durant won’t play later Saturday, April 22, in Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers because of a strained left calf. The Warriors will also be without Kerr because of an illness. Mike Brown will serve as acting coach. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Ailing Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he won't be on the sidelines for Game 4 on Monday against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Kerr stayed behind at the team hotel for Saturday night's Game 3 at Portland's Moda Center. Assistant Mike Brown took over and the Warriors overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to win 119-113 and go up 3-0 in the first-round series.

Golden State can sweep with a victory Monday night.

The reigning NBA coach of the year still experiences lingering symptoms from complications following two back surgeries after the franchise's run to the 2015 championship. He missed the first 43 games last season dealing with symptoms such as headaches, nausea and an aching neck.

Kerr, who clearly wasn't feeling well on Friday before the team departed for Portland, hadn't missed a game this season before Saturday, when he also missed shootaround.

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