Steve Kerr returned to the Golden State Warriors' sidelines for Game 2 of The Finals, a move that was debated soberly considering his unpredictable health.

“When Steve and I discussed it, I told him, ‘They support you trying, too,’ ” Bob Myers told The Vertical. “Everybody supports you trying, too. We understand there’s a risk of trying, but it’s a risk worth taking, too. And if it hadn’t have gone well, we’d pick ourselves up and move on.

“In my opinion, the bigger risk would’ve been him saying that he was ready, me believing that he was ready and then denying him. That would’ve been wrong all the way around.”

Kerr didn't want to return unless he was confident he would be able to coach for the rest of The Finals.

“For Steve, it’s been arduous,” Myers told The Vertical. “It’s been a tightrope. ‘I want to be out there, but I don’t want my ego to be the reason. I want it to be because it’s the best for the team. But if I feel good enough to coach, should I try?’

“What he’s gone through – it’s so hard to pin down. But you can see improvement. But sometimes it’s nuanced. It’s not clear. It isn’t, ‘I was sick and now I’m better.’ It’s degrees of better. We were hoping that he could get back to the baseline of [health] when he was coaching this season. And to know that if he came back, he could stay back. Don’t come back for one game, come back for the whole series.

“So we discussed that, and he said, ‘I’m not going to come back unless I think I can make it the whole way.’ ”