It was a much-needed victory for the Cleveland Cavaliers against a Victor Wembanyama-less Spurs, and a new impact player continues to impress.

As a player, Kerr earned five NBA titles. Now, as the coach of the Golden State Warriors, Kerr has led his team to four NBA titles while being named the Coach of the Year in 2016 and serving as the All-Star game head coach in 2015 and 2017.

The Cavs were fined earlier this season for resting stars, after which coach Kenny Atkinson said he must "look at the Cavs' best interest."

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without their rookie guard due to personal reasons on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors.

Following their extremely successful regular season campaign last season, many pundits had the Cleveland Cavaliers slotted into one of the top positions of the Eastern Conference standings coming into this year.