Why timing of Kuminga’s ankle injury is brutal for him, Warriors

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Why timing of Kuminga’s ankle injury is brutal for him, Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO – Timing is everything, and it couldn’t be worse for Jonathan Kuminga to miss multiple weeks due to an injury – both for the player and the team.

The Warriors on Sunday ahead of their game against the Sacramento Kings announced an MRI earlier in the day revealed Kuminga sustained a significant lateral sprain to his right ankle in Golden State’s win against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night and he will be re-evaluated in three weeks.

Kuminga exited with 2:27 left in the second quarter after coming down from attempting to block a shot, where he then took a hard fall from rolling his right ankle on Brandon Clarke’s right foot, and Jake LaRavia’s left foot.

Upon his fall, Kuminga immediately motioned to the Warriors bench, limped to the locker room and didn’t return for the rest of the game.

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“Brutal,” Kerr said Sunday during his pregame press conference. “JK’s been playing so well and obviously is such a big part of what we’re doing. He’s our most athletic scorer, finisher, and he’s been playing so well. It’s a tough one.”

At the time of his early exit, Kuminga was the Warriors’ leading scorer, already dropping 13 points in 15 minutes off the bench on 4-of-6 shooting, as well as going 3 of 3 from 3-point range. In his previous six games which included back-to-back 34-point performances, Kuminga was averaging 24.3 points on 52.7/35.0/71.7 shooting splits, while also grabbing 8.0 rebounds per game.

Now, the Warriors will be without that kind of production for at least the next 11 games. Kerr again will have to pull from his depth at a time when he was starting to find a firm nine-man rotation.

“We do feel good about our depth and our ability to withstand his loss,” Kerr said. “Kyle [Anderson], Moses [Moody], those guys will get more of an opportunity and I’m excited about that.”

Anderson, in his first season for the Warriors but his 11th overall in the NBA, has been in and out of Kerr’s rotation. He…

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Publish date : 2025-01-06 01:23:00

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