Depleted Warriors take another hit, won’t have Jonathan Kuminga for
Monday’s game
Jonathan Kuminga sprained his right foot this weekend and won't play Monday.
>Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga (00) takes a shot against Utah
Jazz’s Mike Conley (11) in the fourth quarter at Chase Center in San
Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area
News Group)
By MADELINE KENNEY | mkenney@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: January 2, 2023 at 5:10 p.m. | UPDATED: January 3, 2023 at
3:42 a.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/01/02/depleted-warriors-take-another-hit-wont-have-jonathan-kuminga-for-mondays-game/

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors’ frontcourt depth took another hit this
week. The already-shorthanded Golden State will be without Jonathan
Kuminga for Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.

Kuminga was added to the team’s injury report Sunday evening after
suffering a right foot sprain in Friday’s win over the Portland Trail
Blazers. Kuminga said he wasn’t sure when he injured it during the game
but recalled playing through some pain. Coach Steve Kerr said Kuminga’s
ankle was swollen after the game.

Kuminga was averaging 9.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 15
games (two starts) this month and emerged as a defensive force.

There’s no timeline for when Kuminga, who was in a walking boot Monday,
will be cleared to play again.

“We’ll see how long but it’s just one of those things where you don’t
want to rush it back and make it worse,” said Kerr, who anticipates to
have a better update on Kuminga’s timetable later this week.

Kuminga joined a lengthy list of Warriors who will be inactive Monday as
the reigning champs try to extend their season-long win streak to five
games.

Andrew Wiggins, JaMychal Green, James Wiseman, Stephen Curry and Andre
Iguodala were also be shelved against the Hawks. All five of their
timelines remain unclear, according to Kerr who did his best to provide
updates on all of their various situations during his pre-game availability.

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Neither Green nor Wiseman participated in Monday’s shootaround.

Wiseman was receiving treatment for his sprained left ankle that he
suffered while playing 3-on-3 Friday morning. Wiseman wasn’t wearing a
boot before Monday’s game, though he appeared to be limping. The former
No. 2 pick said he’s getting better and has been mainly icing it the
last few days.

Meanwhile, Green will miss his seventh consecutive game as he continues
to deal with a lower leg infection.

“My understanding is our training staff is not concerned long-term but
something has to be remedied,” Kerr said of Green. “[The infection] was
serious enough to take him to the hospital to have it addressed.”

It’s been a tough two weeks for Green, who entered the league’s health
and safety protocols Dec. 20 before having this infection flare up last
week.

Wiggins’ return also remains up in the air. While the Warriors were
targeting for Wiggins to come back from a groin injury during this
homestand, a non-COVID illness has sidelined the All-Star forward twice
in the last week. Monday will be the 14th straight game Wiggins has missed.

“He’s been through a rough, rough patch,” said Kerr, who noted Wiggins
would need several practices to get his conditioning back to game speed.
“Hopefully that won’t last too long and we’ll get him on the practice
court in the next couple of days.”

While he was at it, Kerr also gave an update on Iguodala, who has yet to
play a game this season.

Iguodala continues to make progress in his ramp-up to game action. He
scrimmaged against the Warriors G League team at Chase Center Monday
morning.

Meanwhile, Curry is expected to have his partially dislocated left
shoulder re-assessed in the next week.

With so many players out, the Warriors recalled Ryan Rollins from the G
League Monday morning. Patrick Baldwin Jr., who dazzled in his extended
minutes against the Jazz, had already been with the team for added depth.

The Warriors starting five Monday night featured Jordan Poole, Donte
DiVincenzo, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney for the
second straight game.