Kuminga’s return will have to wait for Warriors’ homestand

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Jonathan Kuminga’s return from his nagging sprained right ankle will have to wait until the Warriors’ upcoming homestand. Golden State on Wednesday ruled Kuminga out for its game against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday at Barclays Center, which concludes a five-game road trip.

It now has been more than two months since Kuminga last played. He sustained the injury against the Memphis Grizzlies on Jan. 4 after scoring 13 points in 15 minutes. Kumina attempted to block a shot, and upon landing he was sandwiched between two Grizzlies and badly rolled his right ankle.

Immediately, it was clear this was going to be a significant injury. Kuminga rolled around on the ground multiple times, shook his head and quickly pointed to the bench to come out of the game.

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The timing of Kuminga’s injury couldn’t have been much worse. Kuminga, 22, was coming off the best stretch of basketball in his four-year NBA career. The game before his injury, Kuminga scored 20 points off the bench, along with five rebounds and five assists in a blowout win against the Philadelphia 76ers. In the previous week, Kuminga also put together back-to-back 34-point performances.

Kuminga from Nov. 27 to Jan. 4 played in 17 consecutive games, starting seven and being a bucket off the bench in the other 10. Over those five-plus weeks, Kuminga averaged 19.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, shooting 46.7 percent overall and 37.3 percent on 3-pointers. He scored 30 or more points in three of those games, at least 20 in eight, exactly 19 in two and 18 in another.

The Warriors have gone 16-12 in the 28 games Kuminga has missed. But since trading for Jimmy Butler, they’re 9-2, and 9-1 in the games their newest star has played.

“Jonathan is a hell of a player, and his team is playing great,” Draymond Green told reporters Tuesday night after the Warriors’ comeback win against the New York Knicks. “Lucky him, that you get to come into a situation where the team is playing well. Having to come into a…

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Publish date : 2025-03-05 15:09:00

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