Luke Walton eligible for awards despite not being credited for wins

— -- OAKLAND, Calif. -- Luke Walton can be recognized for what he's done in guiding the Golden State Warriors to a historic start, even though his record as an interim coach is technically 0-0.

The NBA issued a statement Tuesday clarifying rules regarding coaching records. The league said the head coach of record, in this case Steve Kerr, is credited with team wins and losses. That means Kerr is 19-0 even though he has been sidelined since training camp because of complications from offseason back surgery.

"I think it's ridiculous," Kerr told ESPN.com last week when asked about getting all of Walton's wins. "I'm sitting in the locker room and watching the games on TV, and I'm not even traveling to most of the road games. Luke's doing all the work with the rest of the staff. Luke is [19-0] right now. I'm not. So it's the dumbest thing I've ever heard, to be honest with you. I don't even understand it."

Walton remains eligible for NBA Coach of the Month when the honor is announced Tuesday.

The NBA said any head coach, interim head coach or acting head coach is eligible to be recognized with league coaching awards.

Walton expresses no angst over being winless, saying of Kerr, "Steve's done a lot for me. It's the least I can do to add a couple wins on his total for him with all he's done for me."

Information from ESPN's Ethan Sherwood Strauss The Associated Press was used in this report.