Steve Kerr becomes fastest coach in NBA, NHL, MLB or NFL to 300 wins

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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr instructs his team in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics. (Elise Amendola/AP)

Josh Weinstein January 26, 2019, 11:54 PM

It turns out coaching a team featuring an all-star starting five makes life easy after all. Just ask Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.

With his team’s 115-111 win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday — Golden State’s 10th straight victory — Kerr became the fastest coach in American sports history to reach 300 career wins, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Kerr needed just 377 games to set the new record.

Golden State's win over Boston marked the 300th victory as a head coach for Steve Kerr.

He breaks Pat Riley's NBA record for fewest losses at the time of his 300th win. Kerr reached 300 wins with 77 losses. Riley had 116 losses when he earned his 300th win.

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On top of a 300-77 regular season record since beginning his Warriors head coaching tenure in 2014, Kerr also has a combined eight NBA titles to his name. He won five as a player with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, then added three more to his resume after taking over as Golden State’s coach.

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