Steve Kerr not expected to return as USA Basketball head coach: report

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It seems one gold medal in the Olympics as head coach is all USA Basketball’s Steve Kerr wants to see, as he’s reportedly not expected to continue with the men’s team.

NBA reporter Marc Stein reports that Kerr is done leading the USA, the winners of gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Stein adds that Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, or Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue, is expected to replace Kerr, who had both on his staff in Paris. 

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Head Coach Steve Kerr of the USA Basketball Men's Team talks to the media after the game against the Canada Basketball Men's Team on July 10, 2024 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Mercedes Oliver/NBAE via Getty Images)

Kerr has been a part of Team USA since 2016, when the Golden State Warriors head coach joined legendary San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich’s staff for USA Basketball. 

Team USA would secure gold that year and the following Olympics in Toyko in 2021. Kerr would, then, take over as head coach after Popovich stepped down following the gold-medal victory. 

In 2023, Kerr’s leadership was questioned by some after finishing fourth in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. 

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But this year’s performance at the Paris Olympics saw Team USA fight back against Serbia to reach the gold medal game, where they would eventually defeat host country France in thrilling fashion. 

During the 2024 Olympics, Kerr was criticized for benching players like Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid, both players who have been featured in the NBA’s first-team All-Pro,