Steve Kerr Steps Down as USA Basketball Head Coach after Olympic Gold Medal Victory

USA Basketball's Steve Kerr has reportedly announced his departure as head coach after leading the team to gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra or Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue are expected to replace Kerr.

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Steve Kerr's tenure as head coach of USA Basketball has come to an end, as the Golden State Warriors coach reportedly plans to step down after leading the team to gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Steve Kerr Steps Down as USA Basketball Head Coach after Olympic Gold Medal Victory

NBA reporter Marc Stein reports that Kerr will not continue with the men's team, with Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra or Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue expected to replace him.

Kerr joined Team USA in 2016, serving as an assistant coach under legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. He took over as head coach after Popovich stepped down following the gold-medal victory in Tokyo in 2021.

Steve Kerr Steps Down as USA Basketball Head Coach after Olympic Gold Medal Victory

Kerr's leadership was questioned by some after finishing fourth in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, but he led Team USA to a 6-0 record in Paris, defeating host country France in the gold medal game.

Despite his success, Kerr faced criticism for benching players like Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid during the Olympics. He even called himself an "idiot" after leaving Tatum out of Team USA's first game in Paris.

Steve Kerr Steps Down as USA Basketball Head Coach after Olympic Gold Medal Victory

However, Kerr had a star-studded roster that included Steph Curry, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant, and he had to make tough choices along with his coaching staff to divvy out playing time based on matchups.

Spoelstra is an experienced candidate with a 750-527 career record as head coach of the Miami Heat for the past 17 seasons. He has also led his team to six NBA Finals, winning three championships in 2012, 2013, and 2020.

Lue has a slightly better career record at 312-217, having coached the Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers. His 2016 Cavaliers squad, which featured James and Kyrie Irving, defeated Kerr and the Warriors in the NBA Finals after being down three games to one.

Whoever is chosen as Kerr's replacement will likely be the head coach leading Team USA into the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Kerr will continue coaching the Warriors, but he will step aside to allow another coach to lead Team USA in the future.