Steve Kerr says he's not planning to return during Finals

— -- OAKLAND, Calif. - Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says it's unlikely he returns to roaming the sideline in time for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

However, he didn't completely rule it out.

"As of right now, I will not coach Thursday night," Kerr said after practice on Monday. "It's still up in the air."

Kerr addressed the media because acting head coach Mike Brown was under the weather and did not attend practice. ESPN was told assistant coach Jarron Collins ran much of the session.

"I told the team the good news is the team is really healthy, but the bad news is the coaching staff is dropping like flies," Kerr joked. "So, hopefully Mike will be back tomorrow."

Prior to Monday, the last time Kerr spoke to members of the media was in between Games 2 and 3 of the opening round. It was then he announced he's taking a leave of absence to find a remedy for the migraines and nausea he's experiencing stemming from back surgery from almost two years ago.

Earlier this month, Kerr visited a specialist at Duke University to undergo a procedure to repair a spinal fluid leak. Since, he's had his good days and bad days. As Kerr sat in his chair addressing the press, he was visibly in some level of discomfort.

"I'm ready, but I'm not ready to coach yet," he said. "I'm still feeling a lot of the effects of what I've got going on."

He said that if he's unable to return for Game 1, he expects that a final decision on his status would be made shortly after. Either way, he will travel to Cleveland.

"I'm not well enough to coach game, and I know that [because] I coached all 82 games and I did OK," Kerr explained. "I was uncomfortable and in a lot of pain, but I did fine. I could make it through. The first two games of the Portland series, whatever happened, things got worse. You saw me in the fourth quarter of Game 2. I could not sit still in my chair. It was that much pain. I would say that I've gotten a little bit better. That's why I'm here talking to you now. But you can probably tell I'm not sitting here happy go lucky."

Kerr also raved about how well Brown has handled this "awkward situation."

"I'm taking part in practices, helping with the messaging, taking part in coaching meetings, but I'm not on the sidelines during games. So, he has to make those [in-game] decisions," Kerr said. "It's his team, but he's also taking my advice and counsel from behind the scenes. It's not easy, but he's obviously doing a good job. There seems to be a theme when I'm out. I think the team is like 108 and 2. So, I'm not sure what it is."