<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-1st-floater-back-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Stephen Curry make his 1st floater back from injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_0385.jpeg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Watch Stephen Curry make his 1st floater back from injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T19:36:50-08:00">December 12th, 7:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T19:49:06-08:00">December 12th, 7:49pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors received a huge boost on Friday during their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/is-stephen-curry-playing-tonight-warriors-timberwolves-injury-report">the return of Stephen Curry</a>. The Warriors star had been out of the team’s lineup for the past five games as he dealt with a quad injury and a muscle strain.</p><p>But Stephen Curry was back in the Warriors’ rotation against the Timberwolves, and he <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1999679891944669203" rel="noopener">scored the first points</a> of the game off one of his patented floaters. Curry came off a screen by Quinten Post, and dribbled middle before launching his floater. The shot gave the Warriors an early lead against the Wolves.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">30 IS BACK!</p><p>Steph Curry FLOATS it in for his bucket back from injury 😤</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/MaIBnXcdw9">pic.twitter.com/MaIBnXcdw9</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1999679891944669203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>As of publication, the Warriors were hanging tough against the Timberwolves early in the second quarter. Curry had ten points and one rebound in about eight minutes of play. He was 4-of-6 from the field and 2-of-4 from the 3-point line. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-encouraged-stephen-curry-dubs-play-injury-absence">Curry’s return, the Warriors were looking to add to their current two-game win streak</a>. They are currently 13-12 and in eighth place in the Western Conference standings.</p><p>Coming into Friday’s game against the Wolves, Curry had appeared in 16 games so far, at a little over 31 minutes per game. He had been averaging 27.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals with splits of 47.1 percent shooting from the field, 39.1 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 91.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>The No. 7 overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Curry is now in his 17th season in the league, all with the Warriors. This past year, Curry was named to his 11th All-Star selection, and fifth consecutive.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Stephen Curry make his 1st floater back from injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-draymond-green-out-vs-timberwolves-birth-of-child');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Draymond Green out vs. Timberwolves for birth of child');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Draymond-Green-turns-in-vintage-performance-with-5th-foul-vs.-Thunder.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors’ Draymond Green out vs. Timberwolves for birth of child</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T08:20:32-08:00">December 12th, 8:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T08:20:32-08:00">December 12th, 8:20am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors will be facing the Minnesota Timberwolves, and they will be without their best defender. It won’t be because of an injury, which is good news, as Draymond Green will be looking to welcome his newborn with his wife. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-draymond-green-makes-confession-possibly-missing-childs-birth">Green hinted at the possibility</a> of missing some games about a week ago, after he was asked about the occasion.</p><p>“It sucks. Pretty s****y if I’m being honest,” Green said. “But nonetheless, this is my job. I love to do my job. But it’s terrible if I’m being honest,” Green said. “It’s not the first time I’ve been in this position, though. But my wife does a great job. She’s strong. I’ll do all I can to get back here if I need to.”</p><p>It’s understandable why Green <a href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/warriors-news/106102/warriors-news-injury-report-draymond-green-personal-reasons-steph-curry-al-horford-timberwolves" rel="noopener">will be missing some time</a>, but it’s uncertain how much time he will miss. Luka Doncic was the latest NBA player who missed time as he and his wife welcomed their second daughter.</p><p>Green will truly be missed, as he sets the tone for the Warriors, and against a team like the Timberwolves, he will be needed. These two teams have a history with each other, most recently last postseason, as they faced off in the second round. The Timberwolves won that matchup, as Stephen Curry was out for most of the series with a hamstring injury.</p><p>It was Julius Randle who made things difficult for the Warriors in that series, and Green was the main defender on him.</p><p>Though it’s just a regular-season game, the Warriors are going to have to throw multiple bodies at him if they want to contain him. At the same time, they still have to worry about Anthony Edwards, who can get hot at any moment.</p><p>Luckily for the Warriors, they’ll be getting a boost on offense as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/is-stephen-curry-playing-tonight-warriors-timberwolves-injury-report">Stephen Curry is set to return</a> from injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Draymond Green out vs. Timberwolves for birth of child

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/nba-rumors-bulls-again-labeled-team-watch-jonathan-kuminga-trade-warriors');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bulls again labeled a team to watch for Jonathan Kuminga trade with Warriors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dec-6-2025-Cleveland-Ohio-USA-Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-1-drives-to-the-basket.jpg"><figcaption>© Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bulls again labeled a team to watch for Jonathan Kuminga trade with Warriors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T07:26:14-08:00">December 12th, 7:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T07:26:14-08:00">December 12th, 7:26am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite a strong start to the regular season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-billy-donovan-chicago-losing-woes">Chicago Bulls have gone 2-8 across their last 10 contests</a> and may look to make a key move ahead of the trade deadline.</p><p>According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Bulls<a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/lots-of-the-nbas-latest-trade-talk?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=181361687&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener"> could be a threat</a> to trade for Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga.</p><p>“There has been no evidence to date to suggest that the Bulls plan to act upon persistent speculation that they harbor trade interest in Mavericks big man (and Chicago native) Anthony Davis,” Stein wrote.</p><p>“Yet I was advised this week that Chicago should continue to be classified as a team to watch when it comes to Golden State’s Jonathan Kuminga. The Warriors are increasingly expected to trade Kuminga between Jan. 15 — who is not trade-eligible this season until that date — and the Feb. 5 trade deadline. And Chicago has certainly registered trade interest in Kuminga in the past, bringing up the 23-year-old in negotiations with Golden State on trades that never came to fruition in which the Warriors were engaged in talks of varying degrees of seriousness featuring Alex Caruso, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vučević. The Bulls, meanwhile, continue to field trade interest in guard Coby White.”</p><p>The 23-year-old was a restricted free agent this past summer and only returned to the Warriors after weeks of negotiations. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/6-trades-based-on-latest-nba-rumors-giannis-antetokounmpo-anthony-davis-ja-morant">This is not the first time that the Bulls have been linked to Kuminga.</a> They reportedly were interested in the Goma native during the offseason, and could be an intriguing suitor as the deadline approaches.</p><p>Across 17 games this season, Kuminga has averaged 12.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.6 assists while shooting roughly 44 percent from the field. It remains to be seen if the Warriors will move him and if the Bulls might make a serious push for his services.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bulls again labeled a team to watch for Jonathan Kuminga trade with Warriors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/is-stephen-curry-playing-tonight-warriors-timberwolves-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Stephen Curry playing tonight? 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Warriors vs. Timberwolves injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T07:06:52-08:00">December 12th, 7:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T07:06:52-08:00">December 12th, 7:06am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors will be facing the Minnesota Timberwolves, and they could be getting back their star player. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-will-miss-3-more-games-quad-injury">Stephen Curry had missed the past few games</a> with a quad injury, which means the Warriors had to go to battle without the man who runs the ship. Luckily for them, they knew that he wouldn’t be out for an extended period of time, and they just needed to weather the storm for the time being.</p><p>After the Warriors’ last practice, head coach Steve Kerr said that Curry did everything in practice, as he was able to scrimmage.</p><p>With that update, it seems like Curry should be ready to go.</p><h2><b>Stephen Curry’s injury status vs. Timberwolves </b></h2><p>Curry <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-12-12_08AM.pdf" rel="noopener">is not listed</a> on the injury report, which means that he should be ready to go against the Timberwolves. That’s good news for the Warriors, as they try to stay afloat in a loaded Western Conference that is not easy.</p><p>While the Warriors were on the East Coast, they went 2-1, winning their last two games against the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-encouraged-stephen-curry-dubs-play-injury-absence">Curry stayed tuned into the games</a>, and he was asked what he liked from the team while he was absent from the court.</p><p>“The idea of just playing good basketball, making simple plays, getting organized offensively, that’s what I saw the last three games,” Curry said via Kenzo Fukuda of Clutch Points.</p><p>“The ball just had energy. And so I know when I’m out there, I try to create the same type of actions,” Curry continued. “Everybody was seeing, reading the game, and taking the shots that you’re supposed to take. None of that should change when I’m out there.”</p><p>The ball has always had energy when Curry is on the floor, and he’s right, nothing should change when he comes back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Stephen Curry playing tonight? Warriors vs. Timberwolves injury report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/ranking-4-best-jonathan-kuminga-trade-destinations-as-he-falls-out-of-warriors-rotation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ranking 4 best Jonathan Kuminga trade destinations as he falls out of Warriors’ rotation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ranking-X-best-Jonathan-Kuminga-trade-destinations-as-he-falls-out-of-Warriors-rotation.jpg"></figure><h1>Ranking 4 best Jonathan Kuminga trade destinations as he falls out of Warriors’ rotation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T22:42:05-08:00">December 11th, 10:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T22:42:05-08:00">December 11th, 10:42pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-benching-simple-as-that-steve-kerr-take">Jonathan Kuminga’s time with the Golden State Warriors</a> is about to come to an end. While Kuminga did re-sign with the Warriors this past offseason and appeared to have turned a corner to start the 2025-26 campaign, it’s clear that he is not a fit under head coach Steve Kerr’s system and that he’ll never be. And with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-steve-kerr-respond-healthy-scratch-win-bulls">Warriors forward about to be trade-eligible</a> come the 15th of January next year, time is ticking on his tenure in the Bay.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-steve-kerr-celebrates-jonathan-kuminga-ambition-catch">Kuminga is one of the most polarizing players</a> around the association. On one hand, there are many who have already soured on Kuminga. He doesn’t provide much shooting and gravity off the bounce, he’s not the best playmaker or ballhandler, nor has his game progressed to the point where he’s now one of the better glue guys in the league.</p><p>But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-best-contract-warriors-compromise">Kuminga is only 23 years of age</a> and he still oozes potential. His athleticism is tantalizing, and he has the prototypical size for a wing in today’s NBA. There are some coaches and developmental personnel around the league that would want to get a chance to work with Kuminga to try and mold him into the game-changing talent the Warriors have waited for him to become over the past five years.</p><p>To that end, here are some t<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/buy-or-sell-latest-nba-intel-trade-rumors-ja-morant-anthony-davis-domantas-sabonis">rade destinations that make sense for Kuminga</a> as he tries to put this trying stint with the Warriors in the rearview mirror in hopes of fulfilling his ambitions with another team.</p><h2><b>4. Chicago Bulls</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bulls-guard-Josh-Giddey-3-looks-on-during-the-second-half-at-United-Center.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There may not be a single team in the NBA playing worse basketball than the Bulls are now. They have been stuck in a rut as of late, and this could very well lead to them pivoting from their goal of achieving perpetual mediocrity towards actually bottoming out in hopes of acquiring a franchise cornerstone.</p><p>This is not to say that the Bulls don’t have good players up and down the roster. Josh Giddey and Coby White are good players, while Matas Buzelis is emerging as a versatile two-way scoring wing. But perhaps adding Kuminga would at least give fans more to look forward to as well as someone they could look towards and make a crucial part of their offense.</p><p>Now, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/nba-rumors-what-bulls-wanted-in-nikola-vucevic-warriors-trade">Warriors could acquire someone like Nikola Vucevic</a> or maybe a package centered around the likes of Isaac Okoro or even White in a Kuminga deal. The salary matches quite well, and those players would at least represent better fits in the Warriors’ system than Kuminga does.</p><p>But the reason as to why the Bulls rank this low is that Kuminga’s fit as a ball-dominant wing alongside someone like Giddey is iffy at best. Nonetheless, Chicago isn’t exactly in a position to be picky about the players they can build around at the moment.</p><h2><b>3. Utah Jazz</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Markkanen.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Peter Creveling-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Jazz are once again one of the worst teams in the league, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/jazz-news-will-hardy-demands-utah-fg-play-harder-during-embarrassing-loss-thunder">even head coach Will Hardy is being pushed to his limits</a> by his squad’s ineptitude. Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George are solid pieces to have around, but the team around them is sorely lacking in talent that they’re surely going to be in for another painful campaign.</p><p>But the Jazz at least have more quality young pieces to have around that it makes sense for them to take a flier on Kuminga to see if he could make that leap once he takes on a higher-usage role.</p><p>Alas, Hardy may find Kuminga to be another head-scratching player to coach. Kuminga’s consistency and effort wane, and for a Jazz team looking to establish winning habits, that simply won’t do. Maybe a change of scenery would do wonders for Kuminga’s motivation, but Hardy has to prepare himself if his team were to acquire the 23-year-old forward from the Warriors.</p><h2><b>2. Sacramento Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DeMar-DeRozan-with-hands-on-hip.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s no secret that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/nba-rumors-insider-insists-kings-believe-jonathan-kuminga-wants-to-sign-there">Kings are perhaps the most interested team in the league</a> when it comes to trading for Kuminga. They were the team most prominently mentioned as a potential Kuminga destination during his restricted free agency, with the team reportedly interested in building an offer around Malik Monk to try and acquire him from the Warriors.</p><p>At the end of the day, Kuminga decided to return to the Warriors after the Dubs refused the Kings’ advances. But with Sacramento going nowhere fast, perhaps they try to revisit their interest in the 23-year-old forward.</p><p>However, they might run into the same problems they did over the offseason. They simply may not be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-rumors-the-inevitable-jonathan-kuminga-trade-buzz-is-growing-louder">compatible trade partners</a>. The Kings do not have anything the Warriors want, save for perhaps Keegan Murray, and there’s no way Sacramento would want to trade him away.</p><p>But the Kings can give Kuminga the huge role he wants, and considering their interest in him, would give him as much leeway to develop as they can in the process of doing so.</p><h2><b>1. Brooklyn Nets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Michael-Porter-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There may not be a team in the league that currently needs more talent infusion than the Nets do. They have Michael Porter Jr. as their star, which is concerning in and of itself, but the rest of the team around him just screams future role players. Cam Thomas is on a one-year deal. Noah Clowney is good, but he is not ascending in a star-like trajectory. Nic Claxton is a solid starting center.</p><p>But the Nets, despite having so many lottery picks in recent years, don’t seem to have their franchise cornerstone quite yet. Egor Demin could get there one day, and the jury’s not yet out on Ben Saraf or Nolan Traore considering that they’re rookies. However, they can certainly package some of the players they have to try and acquire someone like Kuminga, who could break out in post-hype fashion.</p><p>The Warriors could acquire the likes of Terance Mann, Clowney, or even Claxton in a Kuminga trade. Maybe the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-writer-michael-porter-jr-jonathan-kuminga-trade-idea">Dubs would want Porter</a> in exchange. Brooklyn also has all the cap space and draft picks in the world, so they can <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/74114/jonathan-kuminga" rel="noopener">certainly take</a> on Kuminga’s contract. And they’ll be able to give him the runway he needs to emerge as a star in the NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ranking 4 best Jonathan Kuminga trade destinations as he falls out of Warriors’ rotation

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He is in his first season as the Golden State Warriors and Valkyries beat reporter after three seasons of covering Cal Bears basketball. Kenzo is also an avid filmmaker and holds extensive knowledge of basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Things could have looked a lot more dire if the Golden State Warriors weren’t able to hold down the fort without Stephen Curry.</p><p>But instead of returning home from their three-game road trip, looking to their all-encompassing star coming off a quad contusion to save them from sinking, the vibe feels like the opposite.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-injury-update-timberwolves-clash">Curry returns to a Warriors team</a> that went 3-2 in the five games he missed. He returns to a team whose morale has markedly improved by a frisky 2-1 road trip. Whether that be from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-steve-kerr-dub-pat-spencer-that-motherfer-upset-over-cavs">Pat Spencer-mania</a>, the impressive advanced defensive metrics they’ve boasted as of late, or the fact that an identity seems to finally be coming together, Golden State found something without their foundational superstar.</p><p>And now the question becomes how the Dubs can build on that momentum with Curry poised to return to the lineup with over two weeks of rest and rehab on his side. The obvious answer is that it shouldn’t be too difficult. After the Warriors’ light practice on Thursday afternoon, Curry talked about the Warriors’ holding down the fort without him and what encouraged <a href="https://x.com/kenzofuku/status/1999248090747011340?s=20" rel="noopener">him about their play</a>.</p><p>“The idea of just playing good basketball, making simple plays, getting organized offensively, that’s what I saw the last three games,” Curry said.</p><p>He pointed to how much cleaner the Dubs played. Better spacing principles, decisiveness on closeouts versus open shots, and confidence exuding from everyone on the floor.</p><p>“The ball just had energy. And so I know when I’m out there, I try to create the same type of actions,” Curry continued. “Everybody was seeing, reading the game, and taking the shots that you’re supposed to take. None of that should change when I’m out there.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Steph Curry about his return amid the Warriors finding some momentum and an identity on the road while he was out:</p><p>“It seemed like we were just a little bit more organized… Everybody was seeing, reading the game and taking the shots you’re supposed to take. <a href="https://t.co/8q5gh392Tq">pic.twitter.com/8q5gh392Tq</a></p><p>— Kenzo Fukuda (@kenzofuku) <a href="https://twitter.com/kenzofuku/status/1999248090747011340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Golden State’s quest to find some momentum</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/What-encouraged-Stephen-Curry-about-Dubs-play-during-injury-absence.jpg"><figcaption>© David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With a 13-12 record, and treading water above and below .500 for most of it, the Warriors have had a hard time finding their sea legs 25 games into the season.</p><p>Kerr’s gone through 13 unique starting lineups thus far, due to a combination of injuries, load management, and matchup-dependent game plans. On some days, they look like world-beaters. On other days, they look completely rudderless and devoid of life. Even their advanced metrics are all over the place. They rank 21st in the league in offensive rating (113.6) but 4th in the league in defensive rating (112.0).</p><p>Curry understands the Dubs haven’t played up to their potential so far this season. But with the positives from the road trip and the good vibes accumulating, Curry feels like everything is right there for the taking.</p><p>“Nobody’s happy with our record. Nobody’s feeling like we’re a day away from being the best team in the league. But we also know the journey ahead is right there for us. And for us to bounce back the way we did from the Philly game and that road trip, speaks volumes to mentally where we are. And it can all be sustained. So our job is to stay in the moment and enjoy the challenge of trying to become a good team. Because we’re not yet. But we’re starting to feel what it takes.”</p><p>How Golden State maintains the light gust of wind at their backs will be their next step. They have a logjam at the guard positions to figure out. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-steve-kerr-acknowledges-difficulties-jonathan-kumingas-situation">Questions about Jonathan Kuminga’s minutes</a> and his situation continue to loom over the team. Health will remain a concern for the aging veteran, namely Al Horford, and his sciatic nerve injury.</p><p>Regardless, there’s real optimism emanating from Curry and the rest of the Dubs.</p><p>“Morale’s pretty high,” Curry said. “It’s great to see the guys feel what it’s like to go out and have an idea of how you’re supposed to execute and then actually do it. That’s another contagious feeling throughout a long 82-game season.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What encouraged Stephen Curry about Warriors’ play during injury absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-why-jonathan-kumingas-warriors-future-linked-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Why Jonathan Kuminga’s Warriors future is linked to Giannis Antetokounmpo trade saga');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Warriors-Jonathan-Kuminga.jpg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Why Jonathan Kuminga’s Warriors future is linked to Giannis Antetokounmpo trade saga</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T15:38:28-08:00">December 11th, 3:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T15:38:28-08:00">December 11th, 3:38pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-espn-suggests-warriors-trade-draymond-green-jonathan-kuminga-for-anthony-davis-with-lakers-twist">rumors surround the Golden State Warriors</a> about the trade scenarios the team could do once the trade deadline comes around, there’s no doubt that one player in the franchise that’s been around much speculation is Jonathan Kuminga. Despite the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-ends-rfa-holdout-48-million-contract">Warriors signing Kuminga to a new contract earlier</a>, there is still talk about his future, with it potentially being connected to Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>On ClutchPoints’ show “Clutch Schoops” with Brett Seigel and Tomer Azarly, the two would talk about Golden State and about Kuminga’s status in regards to a trade, with the former connecting him with Antetokounmpo. Specifically, saying that Kuminga’s future<a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1999215119033835591" rel="noopener"> “depends”</a> on what happens with the Bucks, as the Warriors are expected to be a team vastly interested in Antetokounmpo as they’ve always been.</p><p>“Because if Giannis is available, we obviously know the Warriors have been linked to him since 2019, 2020, and Joe Lacob has made it very clear that that is a player that he would want to pursue. Now, whether or not they actually do depends on several things. There’s been some speculation about Draymond Green’s future with Golden State, and I can confidently say that there are no discussions happening in the Warriors front office about moving on from Draymond.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Latest NBA intel with <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomerAzarly</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettSiegelNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrettSiegelNBA</a> — Clutch Scoops 12/11/2025 <a href="https://t.co/zI3JODVWjE">https://t.co/zI3JODVWjE</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1999215119033835591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Jonathan Kuminga could be in the Warriors’ plan for the trade deadline</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga.jpg"><figcaption>Eakin Howard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While there have been even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-warriors-trading-draymond-green-giannis-antetokounmpo-unlikely">rumors around Warriors forward Draymond Green</a> being dealt by the deadline, Seigel doesn’t see that as a possibility, as Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr, and the team don’t want him gone from the franchise. Still, when it comes to a package for Antetokounmpo, which would include Kuminga, Seigel doesn’t see it as a strong, putting the young star in a lesser deal for the New Orleans Pelicans’ Trey Murphy, making more sense.</p><p>“I don’t expect the Warriors to have the best trade package for Giannis, and so that kind of opens the door for them to make a lesser move. Not Giannis, but move Kuminga, and maybe get a guy like a Trey Murphy or somebody else out in the wing,” Seigel said.</p><p>It remains to be seen how Kuminga’s future plays out with Golden State and if Antetokounmpo will be connected.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Why Jonathan Kuminga’s Warriors future is linked to Giannis Antetokounmpo trade saga

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-danny-wolfs-jewish-joker-nickname-has-draymond-green-up-in-arms');   ga('set', 'title', 'Danny Wolf’s ‘Jewish Joker’ nickname has Draymond Green up in arms – ‘F**k outta here’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Danny-Wolf.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Danny Wolf’s ‘Jewish Joker’ nickname has Draymond Green up in arms – ‘F**k outta here’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T10:52:29-08:00">December 11th, 10:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T10:56:09-08:00">December 11th, 10:56am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-danny-wolf-reacts-to-encouraging-performance-surprise-debut">Danny Wolf is turning heads with his performance</a> after cracking the team’s rotation. The former Michigan star’s impact as a ball-handler and passer has already earned him a new nickname from some: Jewish Joker.</p><p>Wolf isn’t the first unorthodox big man to draw early comparisons to Jokic. Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green <a href="https://twitter.com/DraymondShow/status/1998770179430379590?s=20" rel="noopener">has heard enough</a> of other players being mentioned in the same breath as the three-time MVP.</p><p>“We got the Jewish Joker, now. We got the baby Joker [Alperen Sengun, Derik Queen]. Enough, man,” Green said. “Like, Mehmet Okur was a great player. No one ever wants to compare anyone to Mehmet Okur. They’re just Joker. Like, I have to f**king guard Joker. You mean to tell me everyone’s just Joker? F**k outta here. No disrespect to Danny Wolf, I haven’t played against him. But enough of comparing everybody to Joker.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"No disrespect to Danny Wolf, I haven't played against him, but…" Draymond Green talks <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JewishJoker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JewishJoker</a> <a href="https://t.co/ad0t4fbVjf">pic.twitter.com/ad0t4fbVjf</a></p><p>— The Draymond Green Show (@DraymondShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/DraymondShow/status/1998770179430379590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Green’s response to the comparison was more than fair. The NBA may never see another big man produce at the level of Jokic, who is averaging 29.2 points, 12.3 rebounds and 11.0 assists on .612/.414/.855 shooting splits this season.</p><h2>Nets rookie Danny Wolf drawing attention for encouraging start</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Danny-Wolf-1.jpg"><figcaption>Tom Horak-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Still, Wolf’s performance during his first extended NBA opportunity has been an exciting development for Nets fans. After dominating at Michigan last season while playing stretches as a 6-foot-11 point guard, the 21-year-old’s skill set has translated to the NBA thus far.</p><p>Wolf has looked comfortable while playing the wing and power forward with Brooklyn. The No. 27 pick has averaged 12.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists on 47/46/100 shooting splits in 24.2 minutes per game over his last five appearances. Despite playing in the second unit for a tanking Nets squad, he’s posted a +2.8 net rating during that span.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-michael-porter-jr-hilarious-reaction-to-danny-wolf-poster-dunk">Wolf went viral last week after throwing down a poster dunk</a> over Miles Bridges during a win over the Charlotte Hornets.</p><p>While the Nets rookie fell to the end of the first round in June, several analysts had him pegged as a lottery talent. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-danny-wolf-voted-biggest-steal-draft-by-gm">One NBA General Manager voted for Wolf as the biggest steal</a> of this year’s draft.</p><p>Wolf should continue to see heavy minutes the rest of the season as the Nets angle for a top draft pick.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Danny Wolf’s ‘Jewish Joker’ nickname has Draymond Green up in arms – ‘F**k outta here’

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A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/nba-rumors-espn-proposes-5-team-trade-anthony-davis-hawks-trae-young-kings-zach-lavine-to-mavericks-kristaps-porzingis-to-warriors">trade speculation intensified this week</a> after ESPN proposed a four-team hypothetical deal involving the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Charlotte Hornets — a scenario that would send Anthony Davis to Golden State while routing Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga to Dallas. The concept arrives as all four franchises navigate varying levels of urgency early in the 2025–26 season.</p><p>In the proposal, ESPN’s NBA insiders <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47262180/anthony-davis-trade-guide-five-deals-mavericks-warriors-spurs-pistons-hawks-raptors" rel="noopener">constructed a multiteam framework</a> designed to reshape each roster’s long-term direction.</p><p><i><b>Warriors get:</b></i><br>Anthony Davis<br>Mason Plumlee</p><p><i><b>Mavericks get:</b></i><br>Draymond Green<br>Jonathan Kuminga<br>2026 first-round pick (via Warriors)</p><p><i><b>Lakers get:</b></i><br>Buddy Hield</p><p><i><b>Hornets get:</b></i><br>Maxi Kleber<br>Dalton Knecht<br>Cash considerations (via Lakers)</p><p>They explained the rationale behind the hypothetical structure.</p><h2><b>ESPN’s hypothetical deal explores trade paths for the Warriors, Lakers, Mavs, and Hornets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Draymond-Green-confirms-Jonathan-Kuminga-s-stance-on-Golden-State-return.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“Should the Warriors break up the Green-Stephen Curry pairing for a shot at Davis? Probably not, but if they can’t figure out more consistency when healthy, it’s worth considering because of the massive offensive upgrade Davis would provide.</p><p>Although Golden State continues to play at a high level with Green on the court, he’s shooting 38% from the field, his lowest mark since his rookie season — worse even than 2019-20, when Curry played just five games during what became a gap year.</p><p>Davis would be the rim threat as a roll man the Warriors have long sought. They could also save money this season by structuring this as a multiteam deal, sending Hield to a third team. In this case, he goes to the rival Lakers to supply the shooting threat they need.</p><p>Meanwhile, Charlotte steps in to take on Kleber’s $11 million expiring contract in order to get Knecht after unsuccessfully attempting to acquire him in a rescinded deadline deal for Mark Williams.</p><p>For Dallas, making this deal would essentially be a bet against Golden State finding health and chemistry during the regular season, making the 2026 first-rounder a valuable pick to have. The Mavericks would also create financial flexibility via Kuminga’s team option for the 2026-27 season.”</p><p>Davis is averaging 19.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 52.3 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three across 10 appearances. Green is posting eight points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 blocks per game through six contests. Kuminga is averaging 12.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 17 games. Hield is contributing eight points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists across 25 games.</p><p>All four teams will continue their regular-season schedule as speculation circulates. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-austin-reaves-weakness-la-fix-prove-rich-paul-wrong">Lakers (17–7) prepare for Sunday’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns</a> (14–11) at 8 p.m. ET after their NBA Cup quarterfinal loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-injury-update-timberwolves-clash">Warriors (13–12) will face the Minnesota Timberwolves</a> (15–9) on Friday at 10 p.m. ET on NBA TV in their first meeting since last season’s second-round series. Dallas (9–16) hosts the Brooklyn Nets (6–17) on Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET, while the Hornets meet the Chicago Bulls (9–14) at 7 p.m. ET.</p><p>ESPN’s proposal remains entirely theoretical, but it adds another layer to the league’s early-season trade discourse as front offices evaluate potential pathways ahead of the deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: ESPN suggests Warriors trade Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga for Anthony Davis, with Lakers twist

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future with the Milwaukee Bucks in question, there will be many teams looking to try and acquire him. One team that continues to get brought up is the Golden State Warriors, but the thing some are wondering is who they would trade to get him. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/nba-rumors-giannis-antetokounmpo-change-warriors-trading-draymond-green">Draymond Green’s name has been rumored</a> over the past week, but it doesn’t look like <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1999129499187703969" rel="noopener">that will happen</a>, according to Brett Siegel of Clutch Points.</p><p>“I don’t know how many times we have to say it, but the Warriors WILL NOT be trading Draymond Green. As we’ve reported, it would take Green, Kerr, and Curry all signing off on such a move, and Green himself would need to be the one to say he wanted to be traded,” Siegel wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Green’s name came up earlier in the week in a report from NBA insider Jake Fischer.</p><p>“The Warriors have likewise been reluctant to consider win-now, all-in moves that would require them to trade away Draymond Green, but Antetokounmpo in all likelihood would change that equation for Golden State’s brass,” Fischer wrote. “That’s been a theme here, hasn’t it? So many front offices have been resistant to make certain players or picks available. But Antetokounmpo is so dominant, so transcendent, that his availability has the power to change the calculus of damn near every front office around the league.”</p><p>He then doubled down days later, saying the only player the Warriors <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/12/11/warriors-would-trade-draymond-green-only-for-giannis-antetokounmpo/87713450007/" rel="noopener">would be willing to move</a> Green for would be Antetokounmpo.</p><p>It makes sense that the Warriors would only make a deal in that scenario, but there also has to be another thing to consider: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-gesture-trade-rumors-wild-buzz">would Antetokounmpo sign an extension</a> with the team?</p><p>That should be the question that every team that wants him should be asking, and the Warriors would probably be more willing to stick with their core group.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Why Warriors trading Draymond Green for Giannis Antetokounmpo is so unlikely

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-steve-kerr-acknowledges-difficulties-jonathan-kumingas-situation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Steve Kerr acknowledges the difficulties of Jonathan Kuminga’s situation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Steve-Kerr-acknowledges-the-difficulties-of-Jonathan-Kumingas-situation.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ Steve Kerr acknowledges the difficulties of Jonathan Kuminga’s situation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T04:52:31-08:00">December 11th, 4:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T04:52:31-08:00">December 11th, 4:52am</time><address><a href="http://kenzofukuda.com">Kenzo Fukuda</a>Kenzo Fukuda (he/him) is a Japanese and Chinese American journalist and writer born and raised in San Francisco, CA. He is in his first season as the Golden State Warriors and Valkyries beat reporter after three seasons of covering Cal Bears basketball. Kenzo is also an avid filmmaker and holds extensive knowledge of basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Everything about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-steve-kerr-respond-healthy-scratch-win-bulls">Jonathan Kuminga situation is complicated</a>. And layered. And difficult.</p><p>We’re at a moment in the saga, a tumultuous and turbulent five-year saga, that feels ever-so familiar to the other contentious moments that have taken both sides for a rollercoaster.</p><p>Trade rumors swirling. Kuminga on the outside of the rotation, looking in. The clunkiness of his fit in the combinations Steve Kerr wants to use. Fans are psychoanalyzing every movement of Kuminga and everyone in the vicinity of him. All amid a team and a situation that <a href="https://x.com/kenzofuku/status/1998949341827051756?s=20" rel="noopener">doesn’t leave anyone much of a runway to make a decision</a>, given the urgency of Stephen Curry and company’s timeline.</p><p>“I can imagine it’s not easy for him,” Kerr acknowledged after the Warriors’ practice Wednesday evening. “We’ve talked about the situation, and my desire is for JK to become the best player he can possibly be, regardless of where he ends up, whether it’s here or elsewhere.”</p><p>This season, Kuminga is averaging 12.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 43.8%. After opening the season hot and helping the Dubs to a strong 4-1 start, things have gone sideways for the fifth-year forward.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-mri-results-knee-injury-after-setback">knee tendinitis has sapped much of Kuminga’s</a> rhythm, all of his numbers are down over his past 10 games. Kuminga’s only averaging 8.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game, on 35.8% shooting. All while tallying a -53 collective plus/minus and racking up 26 turnovers in that stretch.</p><p>Kerr understands the situation Kuminga is in. As a player, Kerr was constantly on the trade block. The sharpshooter famous for knocking down 3-pointer after 3-pointer next to Michael Jordan was traded six times over the course of his 17 seasons in the league.</p><p>But Kerr also understands the nuanced difficulties of Kuminga’s situation. As a lottery pick drafted to a team with future Hall-of-Famers still in their competitive years, Kuminga didn’t get the typical environment that most other young high draft picks get to step into.</p><p>He didn’t get the runway to make mistakes. He didn’t get the inconsequential minutes typical of a tanking team to experiment and find himself. In his rookie season, the Warriors won the title. It’s hard for any rookie to find minutes on a team where nearly every game matters. Especially a rookie that a lot of scouts said would be a long-term developmental project.</p><p>But at the core of this situation comes down to fit and system. It’s been a square peg in a round hole. And it’s been like that for a long time now.</p><p>“It’s the combinations, the fit. All that stuff has been going on for a few years. We know that, and I’m not going to shy away from that. I think it’s pretty obvious,” Kerr said openly.</p><p>Golden State has tried just about everything. And to his credit, Kuminga’s been receptive to these efforts this season. He asked Kerr to coach him hard and has responded to everything Kerr has asked of him.</p><p>But whether it’s staggering him next to Curry, bringing him off the bench to lead the second unit, surrounding him with shooters, asking him to play off-the-ball, or asking him to play on the ball, the Warriors have exhausted just about every feasible option with little to show for it. Flashes in the pan at most, which is the consequence of shoving a square peg in a round hole.</p><p>“I do feel for him,” Kerr continued. “He has been sort of at the whim of my decision-making based on what I want to see out there from our team.”</p><p>So where does that leave Kuminga, Kerr, and the Warriors?</p><p>In the past, there have been paths back to something resembling harmony.</p><p>Last season, when Kuminga fell out of the rotation right before the playoffs, the relationship looked unsalvageable until Butler took a spill in Game 2 of the Rockets series. And in the following round, when Curry went down to a hamstring injury, Kuminga became one of the focal points in the Warriors’ attempts to extend the series long enough for the star guard to return.</p><p>But deja vu aside, this current moment feels far more pressing than other ones from the past. With January 15th, the day <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/6-trades-based-on-latest-nba-rumors-giannis-antetokounmpo-anthony-davis-ja-morant">Kuminga becomes trade-eligible</a>, a little over a month away, and the Warriors in need of very specific pieces, it’s hard not to feel like his time in Golden State is ticking away.</p><p>Sure, circumstances could change. Kuminga could rediscover his mojo and play his way back into the lineup. Or the offers dry up, and a trade from a value standpoint doesn’t make sense. Regardless of what happens, Kerr <a href="https://x.com/anthonyVslater/status/1998959097769783465?s=20">expressed his confidence</a> in Mike Dunleavy Jr. to do whatever he deems necessary as the general manager.</p><p>“Mike and I are totally aligned,” Kerr said. “He’s great at his job, whatever decisions he makes. He will include me in the discussions, but it’s not my job either. It’s his decision ultimately, and we both respect that.”</p><p>For now, both sides remain communicative and cordial with each other. Both Kuminga and Kerr maintain they have a good relationship, with open lines of communication with one another.</p><p>“This is part of being in the league, and I’ve talked to JK about it,” Kerr said. “I’ve talked to most our guys really; it’s a really weird business to be in because you have to fully commit to the team you’re playing for, knowing full well that team may trade you or cut you. And that’s a really hard thing to reconcile as a player.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steve Kerr on the Jonathan Kuminga situation, his minutes, and how the impending Jan 15th deadline affects the Dubs:</p><p>“It’s not an easy situation but nobody knows what’s going to happen. My goal is to get JK to play at the highest level, that’ll help us win.”</p><p>Long soundbite. <a href="https://t.co/vT2d36v0y8">pic.twitter.com/vT2d36v0y8</a></p><p>— Kenzo Fukuda (@kenzofuku) <a href="https://twitter.com/kenzofuku/status/1998949341827051756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For now, all Kuminga and Kerr can do is grit their teeth, focus on basketball, and ignore the outside noise. At least until the situation seriously comes to a head.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Steve Kerr acknowledges the difficulties of Jonathan Kuminga’s situation

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He is in his first season as the Golden State Warriors and Valkyries beat reporter after three seasons of covering Cal Bears basketball. Kenzo is also an avid filmmaker and holds extensive knowledge of basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA– While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-injury-update-hints-return-vs-timberwolves">Stephen Curry has missed the Golden State Warriors’</a> last five games due to a left quad contusion, Steve Kerr provided some <a href="https://x.com/kenzofuku/status/1998947572313108587?s=20" rel="noopener">positive news</a> on the star guard’s status for Friday night’s matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>“Steph did everything in practice. We scrimmaged; he took part in the whole thing,” Kerr told reporters Wednesday evening after the Dubs’ first practice since the three-game road trip.</p><p>When asked about his availability for the T-Wolves game, Kerr described Curry’s status as “day-to-day” but was optimistic about his chances of returning to the lineup.</p><p>Curry’s full participation in practice was an encouraging next step in getting the guard on the court, after a series of encouraging developments.</p><p>Previously, Curry did not travel with the team on their three-game road trip as the Warriors decided it would be better for the 37-year-old to rehab in the comfort of the Bay. And because Curry suffered the quad contusion on November 26th, against the Houston Rockets, by the time the Timberwolves game rolls around, he will have had 16 days of rest and recovery, should the Dubs’ medical staff give him the green light.</p><p>The Warriors went 3-2 in the five games with Curry sidelined, the two losses being a respectable 124-112 affair against the one-loss Oklahoma City Thunder juggernaut and a narrow loss at the buzzer to the Philadelphia 76ers. In Curry’s absence, Kerr turned to Pat Spencer, whose efforts on the road gave the Dubs the spark they needed to take down the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls on back-to-back nights.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/How-Stephen-Curry-Draymond-Green-convinced-Al-Horford-to-join-Dubs.jpg"><figcaption>© Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Warriors injury updates on Draymond Green and Al Horford</h2><p>As for the Warriors’ other injury concerns, defensive anchor <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-draymond-green-jimmy-butler-injury-status-updates-bulls-game">Draymond Green, who is nursing a nagging right midfoot sprain</a>, had a personal excuse and did not practice Wednesday evening.</p><p>The Dub’s other veteran big man, Al Horford, was a limited participant in the Warriors’ practice and did not participate in their intense scrimmage. Kerr ruled Horford out for Friday’s clash with Minnesota as the stretch-five manages his sciatic nerve injury.</p><p>“He needs to stack together a few days before we put him out there,” Kerr said. “We’ll see how he comes off of today’s work.</p><p>Horford’s sciatica had sidelined him for four games before he returned against the 76ers last Friday. But the injury flared up once again and forced him to miss the Cavs-Bulls back-to-back. It’s a similar injury to the one that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-gets-real-on-having-sciatica">sidelined LeBron James</a> earlier in the season and continues to plague the Los Angeles Lakers star.</p><p>In Horford’s absence, Kerr has turned to Quinten Post, whose shooting and defensive efforts were key to the Warriors’ success on the road. With Horford’s status murky at best right now, the Warriors will certainly turn to Post to continue his strong play as of late, as well as look to Trayce Jackson-Davis moving forward.</p><p>But aside from Horford’s status, Golden State looks on track to be as close to full-strength as possible since opening night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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