Steve Kerr: I Will Never Leave Stephen Curry

Merlin sees Steve Kerr tell The Athletic Show plainly, "I will never leave Steph Curry." Kerr has an extension through this season yet insists he will stay as long as Curry plays. Curry answered in kind, saying "I don't want to" play for another coach. Their mutual loyalty lands while Golden State struggles on the court and has not gone past the Western Conference semifinals since 2022. Merlin hears more than loyalty. Kerr called Curry "one of the finest human beings I've ever been around in my life" and still treasures the Olympic night when LeBron and Durant deferred to him. That bond buys the Warriors time and shapes the franchise narrative. Kerr is likely to walk with his star rather than forge a separate path.