SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors swingman Jonathan Kuminga will not play Monday night against the Utah Jazz, marking the sixth straight game he has missed because of bilateral knee tendonitis. Warriors coach Steve Kerr admitted after Sunday’s practice that he has “no idea” when Kuminga will be able to play again.
Initially, Kuminga’s injury was not thought to be serious. Kerr kept noting that Kuminga was “day to day,” but the 23-year-old forward has not been back on the floor since playing 12 minutes in a win over the San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 12. The latest update from Kerr did not sound promising and it is clear that the veteran coach is getting more frustrated by Kuminga’s lingering absence.
When asked if Kuminga was able to practice on Sunday, Kerr offered both an update and pulled the curtain back on the lingering nature of Kuminga’s injury in the process.
“He did a few things,” Kerr said. “He’s got to tell you where he is … We didn’t do scrimmages, but we did live-drill work, and he barely did any of that. So, not moving well. The training staff is working with him. I have no idea when he’s going to play.”
Kerr was hopeful Kuminga would be able to scrimmage today — but that didn’t happen. Kerr said Kuminga is still dealing with the same knee issue and may have to get imaging done soon. Kerr admits he doesn’t know when Kuminga will be back on the floor.
“We need him,” Kerr said.
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The acknowledgement comes as yet another blow for a Warriors team that comes into Monday’s game having lost three straight and still struggling to find any rhythm. The Kuminga situation, which has hovered over the organization since the summer because of his elongated contract negotiations, continues to add another layer to the story. Kuminga started the season strong, earning a starting position and praise from Kerr and his teammates for his play. But that praise slowed after a three-game stretch at the start of the month when Kuminga shot 12-of-38 from the field and struggled to impact the game the way he did earlier in the season.
On the night he tried to play through the initial knee pain, he was taken out of the starting lineup and hasn’t played since. Kerr doesn’t want to put him back on the floor unless he’s healthy, but he hasn’t got a clear sense of why it’s taking Kuminga so long to get back on the floor. Kerr said the next step would likely be for Kuminga to get imaging on the knees this week.
“I didn’t talk to him today,” Kerr said. “I was hoping that he was gonna scrimmage today, but he didn’t do that. So, it’s obviously worse than we thought, but I haven’t talked to him about it yet.”
Kerr said when he’s spoken to Kuminga, the feedback he’s gotten is that Kuminga still doesn’t feel he can move well on the floor. Kuminga has taken shots with his teammates on the floor after shootarounds, but those small windows are the only parts media are able to see. Kuminga’s injury has become a much bigger concern for a depleted Warriors team that could use his athleticism on the floor.
“Honestly, I just talked to the training staff; they tell me it’s day to day,” Kerr said. “Talking to JK, he said he’s not moving that well. So, I can’t tell you what the outlook is. I think JK could tell you that better than I could. He needs to feel better and be able to move better before we can put him out there. Maybe we’ll get imaging done on the knee, but we got to figure it out. We missed him. When we played in Miami, missing all our guys, the other night (against Portland), we looked tired. We need him.”
The injury hits don’t stop there for the Warriors. Kerr announced that 39-year-old big man Al Horford will miss at least a week because of a sciatica issue. Horford left Friday’s loss to the Blazers late in the third quarter with a right hamstring injury. The Warriors said Horford was scheduled to get an MRI in the near future.
Veteran forward Draymond Green is also questionable for Monday’s game against the Jazz. Kerr said Green suffered a foot sprain in Friday’s loss after getting tangled up with Trail Blazers’ big man Donovan Clingan. The Warriors said Green already underwent an MRI on his foot. Kerr said Trayce Jackson-Davis would likely get more minutes with Horford sidelined and Green’s status unclear.