SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a special locker-room ceremony, Wilhelmina Attles, the wife of late Hall of Famer Al Attles, presented Steve Kerr the game ball after he passed her husband to become the all-time winningest Warriors coach.

Steve Kerr passed late Hall of Famer Al Attles for most coaching wins in Warriors franchise history with his 558th victory Saturday night as Golden State beat the New York Knicks 97-94. The 59-year-old Kerr has provided a stable presence on the bench and led the Warriors to their first championship in 40 years during his first season of 2014-15.

Steve Kerr is on the verge of becoming the Warriors' most winningest head coach ever, cementing his legacy with the franchise.

Steve Kerr is the winningest coach in Golden State Warriors franchise history. Kerr celebrated his franchise-record 558th career regular-season win during the Warriors' 97-94 Saturday night win over the New York Knicks.

Steve Kerr became the Warriors’ regular-season victory leader, passing late Hall of Famer Al Attles with his 558th victory in his 11th season.

Head coach Steve Kerr watched Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry react to his big night in Thursday’s win against the Kings. It was fitting for Curry to reach 4,000 career threes in front of his home crowd at the Oracle Arena. Despite hitting only two threes against the Kings, the Warriors sealed the win as they extended their winning streak to six.

The greatest coach in the history of the Warriors organizations now has the win total to match. With Golden State’s 97-94 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday at Chase Center, Steve Kerr passed the late Al Attles for first all-time in franchise history with 558 regular-season wins.

Steve Kerr earned his 558th franchise win on Saturday, passing Al Attles for the most victories as a head coach in Golden State Warriors history.

T he Golden State Warriors had taken major strides from the first year under Mark Jackson to his third season when he helped lead the team to a 51-31 record but lost in the first