Kerr admission could spark weed dialogue

Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s players believe his voice can go far in starting a serious, thoughtful dialogue in professional sports regarding pot use for pain relief.

“It does make a little sense [marijuana] as opposed to giving someone a manufactured pill,” said Draymond

Green at a shootaround Saturday before the Warriors’ 138-109 win over the Suns in Oakland, Calif.

The 51-year-old reigning NBA Coach of the Year acknowledged he tried marijuana twice in the past 18 months while dealing with debilitating back pain that still affects him this season.

Guard Klay Thompson would support drugs for medicinal use only — this after he was arrested on charges of misdemeanor marijuana possession in early March 2011, in Pullman, Wash., during college at Washington State. He was suspended for a game.

In Charlotte, N.C., Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 27 points and 15 rebounds, and the Timberwolves erased a 10-point, fourthquarter deficit to beat the Hornets, 125-120, in overtime Saturday night. In Toronto, DeMar DeRozan had 21 points, and

Kyle Lowry and Patrick Patterson each added 17 in Toronto’s 128-84 victory over the Hawks.

In Philadelphia, Isaiah Thomas scored 12 straight Boston points late in the fourth quarter and tied his season high with 37 points to lead the Celtics to a 107-106 victory over the 76ers.

In Dallas, Wesley Matthews scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half in the Mavericks’ 107-82 victory over the Bulls.