3:45 pm: Curry will be active today, tweets Nick Friedell of The Athletic.
3:21 pm: Fifth-year forward Jonathan Kuminga underwent an MRI on Friday which revealed he has a bone bruise in his left knee, the Warriors announced in a press release (Twitter link). Kuminga hyperextended his left knee in the second quarter of Thursday’s loss at Dallas and did not return.
Kuminga has been ruled out for Sunday’s game at Minnesota. The team will monitor his progress and will determine a reevaluation date “in the coming days,” per the release.
The seventh overall pick of the 2021 draft, Kuminga demanded a trade out of Golden State on Jan. 15. The 23-year-old had been out of the rotation for over a month, but was recently reinserted into the lineup in the wake of Jimmy Butler‘s season-ending torn right ACL.
Kuminga played very well in his two appearances last week prior to the injury, recording 30 points (on 10-of-13 shooting), six rebounds, four assists and three steals in 30 total minutes. Overall, he’s averaging 12.1 PPG, 5.9 RPG and 2.5 APG on .454/.321/.742 shooting in 20 games (23.8 MPG).
In other Warriors injury news, Stephen Curry experienced right knee soreness on Saturday and is questionable for Sunday’s game, head coach Steve Kerr told reporters, including Anthony Slater of ESPN (Twitter video link). The star guard will warm up before determining whether he can play tonight.
De’Anthony Melton and Al Horford will suit up on Sunday, but neither will play in Monday’s rematch with the Wolves, Kerr added.
Kuminga ain’t going anywhere this year …..
live with it. Gotta root for him to grow up and show out. Next year you move him. Unfortunately it’s another lost year for the Old Warriors.
I hope you are wrong. They can’t run it back without Jimmy Butler for the first half of next season. That ain’t gonna work. Either start the rebuild now or get the roster assembled for a final push next season.
Do you really have a choice. The draft and FA coming. Kuminga balls out you can get value for him. Don’t see other options. You won’t get much for a hurt JK. Unless you give up two picks for MPJ.
Kuminga and Kerr don’t seem capable of coexisting. But if the Warriors were to change their philosophy and just showcase JK maybe they move him for something better in the summer.
In other words, they should tank. We have seen this movie before.
I’m surprised Kerr didn’t put his money where his mouth is and join the protest in Minnesota. He always has a lot to say behind the mic away from the action.
With the videos coming out its obviously the ICE agent executed him. I am waiting for Kristi to come out and admit that the ICE agents murdered the victim. No need for Kerr to say anything the video tells the whole story.
Kerr is probably more effective at getting his message out by talking to the press than he would be if he were yelling in the streets.
This is what happens when you get a sudden uptick in minutes after months of not playing
Confusions are bruises. He could have gotten it playing all season long.