The Golden State Warriors plan on hiring a replacement for Luke Walton from outside the organization.

Walton has become the second member of the Warriors' coaching staff to get a head coaching job following Alvin Gentry with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Ron Adams is Steve Kerr's other top assistant and is not a candidate for other head coaching jobs.

David Blatt was a candidate to be an assistant coach with the Warriors in 2014 before he joined the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he isn't as certain of a target now.

Luke Walton agreed to a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers worth $25 million over five seasons.

Walton was the only candidate interviewed by the Lakers.

Walton emerged as one of the NBA's most coveted head coaches with how he led the Golden State Warriors on an interim basis when Steve Kerr was out.

Stephen Curry will attempt to return faster than the two-week absence projected when his sprained MCL was diagnosed on Monday.

Curry did not play in Wednesday's Game 5 win over Houston and previously missed Games 2 and 3 with an ankle sprain.

The Warriors advanced to the second round where they will play the Blazers.

Stephen Curry is starting to feel better a few days after injuring his MCL.

Curry is expected to begin testing his knee on the court next week.

The Golden State Warriors announced Curry would be reevaluated in two weeks after his MRI results were known.

The Golden State Warriors have granted permission to the Los Angeles Lakers to interview Luke Walton.

Steve Kerr said the Lakers will be able to meet with Walton now that the Warriors have advanced to the second round.

"We told Mitch that he's perfectly welcome to talk to Luke as soon as the series is over and we have a little break," Kerr said of Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak.

Walton is considered a prime candidate for the Lakers' vacancy.

Walton spent the vast part of his playing career with the Lakers.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will win the NBA Coach of the Year award, per Marc Stein of ESPN.

The Warriors broke the NBA's regular season wins record with a mark of 73-9.

Kerr was not on the sideline for the first 43 games of the season due to complications that stemmed from his offseason back surgery.

The team went 39-4 under interim head coach Luke Walton.

According to the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry's MRI revealed a Grade 1 MCL sprain in his right knee, which occurred on the last play of the first half of Sunday's Game Four in Houston.

Their statement says that Curry "will be re-evaluated in two weeks" 

The Warriors currently lead the Rockets 3-1 in their first round series and the winner faces the winner of the Clippers/Trail Blazers series which Los Angeles currently leads 2-1.

Stephen Curry fell on the last possession of the first half in Sunday's game against the Houston Rockets and did not play in the second half.

Preliminary reports are that Curry suffered a sprained right knee and will undergo an MRI on Monday.

Both Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors expect him to return on Sunday for Game Four against the Houston Rockets.

"I like where I'm at right now," Curry said Saturday.

"As long as it continues to feel like it does right now and not have any setbacks after practice today, I should be good."

Curry played three on three on Friday and five on five Saturday, reporting no pain after Saturday's scrimmage.

He did not feel pain but did have discomfort. "It's like soreness that comes along with all that my ankle's been through, so it's kind of to be expected."

Steve Kerr expected a minutes limit for Curry ("probably") but it was not definite.

Curry has not played since early in the second half of Game 1.

Kevon Looney underwent a successful left hip arthroscopy this morning to repair a torn labrum.

The procedure was performed by renowned Steadman Clinic orthopaedic surgeon and hip specialist Dr. Marc Philippon at the Vail Valley Surgery Center in Vail, Colorado.

Looney will begin rehabilitation from the surgery immediately and is expected to be out a minimum of four-to-six months before returning to basketball activity. The rookie forward previously underwent surgery on August 20, 2015, to repair a torn labrum in his right hip.

Looney, 20, was selected by the Warriors with the 30th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. The 6’9”, 220-pound forward appeared in five games with Golden State this season, averaging 1.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 4.1 minutes. Looney also appeared in 12 games with the Warriors’ D-League affiliate in Santa Cruz, posting averages of 9.8 points and 7.4 rebounds in 19.3 minutes.