Warriors’ Steve Kerr responds to Jonathan Kuminga’s pleas for playing time
Warriors’ Steve Kerr responds to
Jonathan Kuminga’s pleas for playing time
The Athletic revealed before to the
Warriors’ Friday matchup with the
Pistons that Golden State forward
Jonathan Kuminga had lost faith in head
coach Steve Kerr because of the latter’s
choice to sit the third-year forward for
the last 17:48 of the team’s Thursday
victory over the Nuggets. Before Golden
State’s victory on Friday, Kerr addressed
Kuminga’s alleged irritation, as reported
by ESPN’s Kendra Andrews.
“I’ve got to get him out there for longer,
but these are really difficult decisions,”
Kerr said. “Because it’s not just as simple
as how many minutes a guy plays. It’s
who’s playing, what’s the combination,
what’s happening in the game.”
According to Andrews, Kuminga and
Kerr had a 20-hour meeting to talk about
the 21-year-old’s dissatisfaction in
between Golden State’s back-to-back games.
Kuminga remarked, “I think it went
really well.” “I believe it came down to
just having a deeper understanding of
one another. More dialogue. We don’t
actually get to get together as much to
talk about basketball-related topics or
anything else. Not as often do we get to
do that. I feel more at ease knowing that
I can approach his office whenever I
have questions since that we had that
talk. His door is ajar. Go up there, relax,
and bide your time until he returns at
any time. I believe that constant
communication is the key to solving any problem.
Against the Pistons, Kuminga ended up
playing a season-high 36 minutes and
didn’t leave the court until the fourth
quarter. After making his 12th
consecutive start, he finished with 11
points and six rebounds. Kuminga hasn’t
yet posted consecutive games with 30 or
more minutes, according to Anthony
Slater of The Athletic, so it will be
intriguing to watch the pattern going forward.
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