Yahoo Sports Warriors move Jonathan Kuminga to the bench
Shams Charania: The Warriors are moving F Jonathan Kuminga to bench tonight vs. Pelicans, sources tell me and @kendra__andrews . Intriguing development in a fourth season when no extension was complete for both sides and team has discussed setting him up to take the next step.
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Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors lose their home opener to the Clippers and lose Steph Curry to a painful-looking left ankle sprain. Andrew Wiggins (29 pts on 11/15 FG) nearly dragged them back, but the 21 turnovers were killer. Hield/Kuminga/Podziemski a combined 2/20 from 3. - 11:06 PM
Kris Dunn outstanding defense on Kuminga 🛑 - 11:00 PM
Kuminga is definitely overthinking it right now - 10:59 PM
LOON Rebel:
- offensive rebound after Wiggins Kuminga smokes two free throws
- dime to Wiggins 3
- steals James Harden
- finishes fast break layup
Tyronn Lue calls timeout to get it together. 101-95 Clippers lead with 4:57 left to play in regulation... - 10:48 PM
This is a real chance for Jonathan Kuminga to prove his value to the Warriors with Steph out. They desperately need any kind of creation. - 10:46 PM
At the half: Warriors trail Clippers 59-54.
-GSW 11 assists, 12 turnovers
-LAC 30-14 adv in paint pts, 24-21 rebounding adv
-Curry 11, Kuminga 10, Wiggins 9 - 9:50 PM
Kuminga continue to struggle in individual defense when I've seen him this year. Couldn't contain isos by Harden or Powell so far tonight. - 9:39 PM
More on this storyline
The relationship of Green and Kuminga isn’t any different. Their paths and basketball gifts are. Green’s legacy is established. Kuminga hasn’t even scratched the surface, with Green knowing just how far he can go and relishing each new flower that blooms along his journey. “He was like, 'All your success is my success. The more you succeed, it makes me proud. It makes me proud, it makes me happy.'” Kuminga shared. “There's not too many people that are going to tell you that. He told me, 'Anything you do in life – you sign a contract, you buy your parents a house, I want to know because it makes me happy.' “Hopefully if I become an All-Star, or any success that I could achieve in life, I can always go back to Draymond and say, 'Thank you. You helped me.' Helping is not giving someone money. Helping is not buying somebody things. Helping is giving somebody some small knowledge. "Since I've been here, he's been hard on me, giving me knowledge every single day. Checking on me, just small things like that." -via NBC Sports Bay Area / October 29, 2024
Kuminga knew Turner and the Warriors were talking contract numbers and what the two sides thought made the most sense ahead of the deadline. He also did everything he could to keep his mind off dollar figures and focus solely on basketball in an offseason that was a business lesson in real time as Klay Thompson’s time with the Warriors came to an end. “The one thing I realized is it's always business,” Kuminga said. “The more you think about what's going on, the more you're going to be here mad and not focused on what's bigger, instead of focusing on basketball." -via NBC Sports Bay Area / October 29, 2024
Kuminga sees how Stephen Curry carries himself. The way Draymond Green turned himself into a defensive mastermind and future Hall of Famer as a 6-foot-6 former second-round pick who has spent more than a decade slaying giants. The way Thompson attacked rehab. How Kevon Looney doesn’t need to be loud to hold the respect of a room, and the daily sage advice Andre Iguodala shared. There’s a responsibility in being a Warrior, and Kuminga knows it. "Coming into the league, especially being drafted here, that's just how you should look at things. That's the goal, that's how you should look at your life,” Kuminga says. “If you focus your mind towards things that you see, what other people have done like Steph, like Draymond, obviously Klay isn't with us anymore and he's on a new team, but looking at that path, that's what you want to do. And you have to work as hard as you can. You have to be damn near perfect. "I'm not saying you have to be perfect, because we're all not perfect, but if that's what you're looking for, your goal is to achieve that goal. That's what I'm always focusing on, and those same footsteps." -via NBC Sports Bay Area / October 29, 2024
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