<!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/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-tyrese-maxey-message-warriors-deanthony-melton-block-game-winner');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Tyrese Maxey sends heartfelt De’Anthony Melton message after rejecting game-winner');   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/2025/12/76ers-news-Tyrese-Maxey-sends-heartfelt-De-Anthony-Melton-message-after-rejecting-game-winner.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers’ Tyrese Maxey sends heartfelt De’Anthony Melton message after rejecting game-winner</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T20:51:08-08:00">December 4th, 8:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T21:00:08-08:00">December 4th, 9:00pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers survived the Golden State Warriors in a low-scoring affair, 99-98, at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday behind the heroics of the backcourt duo of Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-stuns-warriors-cold-game-winner">Edgecombe scored the game-winning basket</a> after tipping in the missed shot of Maxey with only 0.9 ticks left. Maxey, meanwhile, made the game-saving block after denying De’Anthony Melton’s last-gasp attempt as time expired.</p><p>It was a huge effort on the part of Maxey. It was a memorable one as well, as he and Melton are close friends. When asked about the clutch stop, Maxey <a href="https://twitter.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1996786341343121678" rel="noopener">refused to gloat</a>. Instead, he shared a heartwarming remark about Melton.</p><p>“I’m just happy to see him out there. He was at our house for two to three hours yesterday, just chopping it up, just talking about life. I’m happy to see him out there smiling,” said Maxey in the video posted by Sixers Wire’s Ky Carlin.</p><p>The All-Star guard, however, also joked: “I told him I’m giving him one jumpshot.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sixers</a> star Tyrese Maxey on the big block on close friend De’Anthony Melton to seal it: <a href="https://t.co/1vEPgHbt18">pic.twitter.com/1vEPgHbt18</a></p><p>— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1996786341343121678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Maxey and Melton developed their tight bond during their time together on the 76ers from 2022 to 2024. Melton took Maxey under his wing and helped him become a more mature player.</p><p>The 27-year-old Melton made his season debut after recovering from his ACL injury, which also limited him to just six games last season. He tallied 14 points, three assists, and two steals in 21 minutes off the bench.</p><p>The 25-year-old Maxey, meanwhile, had a game-high 35 points, three rebounds, and two steals.</p><p>The 76ers improved to 12-9, while the Warriors, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-draymond-green-injury-update-not-promising">lost Draymond Green to a foot injury</a> in the second quarter, fell to 11-12.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Tyrese Maxey sends heartfelt De’Anthony Melton message after rejecting game-winner

<!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-deanthony-melton-expected-to-make-season-debut-vs-76ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton expected to make season debut vs. 76ers');   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-DeAnthony-Melton-.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton expected to make season debut vs. 76ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-03T11:59:05-08:00">December 3rd, 11:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-03T12:17:00-08:00">December 3rd, 12:17pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Golden State Warriors guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-miss-homestand-catch">De’Anthony Melton has been ramping up his activities</a> in scrimmages and practices behind the scenes to make his season debut at the start of December. Now, it appears as if Melton will get the chance to do so over a year after suffering a partially torn left ACL last season.</p><p>Melton, who has missed the first 22 games of the Warriors’ season as he continued to rehab his ACL injury, is <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-12-03_02PM.pdf" rel="noopener">off the injury report</a> and is expected to make his season debut on Thursday night against the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><p>The last update the Warriors provided on Melton came on Nov. 29, as the team revealed that he was expected to be given the full green light and return to the court during their upcoming three-game road trip.</p><p>Now, it’s become clear that Melton will be playing on Thursday in Philadelphia after being taken off the injury report.</p><p>It is a coincidence that Melton will make his big return for the Warriors against the Sixers, especially since he spent two seasons in Philadelphia as a key member of the 76ers before signing with the Warriors in 2024.</p><p>Before suffering his ACL injury last season, Melton averaged 10.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting 37.1 percent from 3-point range. His 3-and-D abilities on the wing are what present immediate value to the Warriors.</p><p>While Melton’s return is definitely a positive for the Warriors, superstar point guard Stephen Curry remains sidelined and will miss the team’s upcoming three-game road trip beginning on Thursday night in Philadelphia.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-will-miss-3-more-games-quad-injury">Curry suffered a left quad contusion</a> on Nov. 26 against the Houston Rockets and has missed each of the last two games for the Dubs. This is not a major injury, but the Warriors are being cautious and will wait to return home before having their star take the court once more.</p><p>With Melton entering Steve Kerr’s rotation, it will be interesting to see who will ultimately lose minutes. Pat Spencer, Gary Payton II, Will Richard, and newly added Seth Curry will all be competing for minutes with Melton off the bench.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton expected to make season debut vs. 76ers

<!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-deanthony-melton-miss-homestand-catch');   ga('set', 'title', 'De’Anthony Melton expected to miss homestand, but there’s a catch');   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/IMG_0359.jpeg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>De’Anthony Melton expected to miss homestand, but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-29T16:57:21-08:00">November 29th, 4:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-29T16:57:21-08:00">November 29th, 4:57pm</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 have struggled in the early goings of the 2025-26 season, they currently sit at .500 with an overall record of 10-10. Amid their struggles, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-draymond-green-blasts-golden-state-after-rockets-loss">Draymond Green didn’t mince words when critiquing the Warriors’ defense</a>. But the Warriors should have some help soon in the form of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-next-steps-acl-recovery-timeline">De’Anthony Melton who has been out due to an ACL injury</a>.</p><p>De’Anthony Melton is <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1994912279176040729" rel="noopener">set to make his</a> season debut and return from injury during the Warriors’ upcoming road trip, as per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. He will not play during the Warriors’ current homestand. The team has two home games remaining during this stretch, Saturday against the New Orleans Pelicans and Tuesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>Melton has a full participant during Warriors practice, and the earliest he could make his season debut would be on Thursday, Dec. 4 on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers. After that, the Warriors visit the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls, respectively.</p><p>The No. 46 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Melton has carved out a role for himself as a solid rotation player on both ends of the court. He was off to a solid start last season, his first with the Warriors, before the ACL injury cut his year short.</p><p>Melton appeared in six games for the Warriors in 2024-25, including two starts, at a little over 20 minutes per game. He was averaging 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals with splits of 40.7 percent shooting from the field, 37.1 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 62.5 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>He originally signed with the Warriors as a free agent ahead of last season, but was traded to the Brooklyn Nets after his injury. Entering free agency once agains this past offseason, Melton opted to return to the Warriors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Anthony Melton expected to miss homestand, but there’s a catch

<!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-jonathan-kuminga-deanthony-melton-nearing-injury-returns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga, De’Anthony Melton nearing injury returns');   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/Jonathan-Kuminga-DeAnthony-Melton-nearing-injury-returns.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga, De’Anthony Melton nearing injury returns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T13:25:01-08:00">November 26th, 1:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T13:25:01-08:00">November 26th, 1:25pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Golden State Warriors continue to battle a brutal schedule at the start of the 2025-26 NBA season and stay afloat with players being in and out of their nightly rotations, two key names are on the verge of returning from their respective injuries.</p><p>Jonathan Kuminga, who has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-injury-timeline-steve-kerr">held out since Nov. 14 with knee issues</a>, and De’Anthony Melton, who has yet to make his season debut after suffering a torn ACL last season, are both in the later stages of their rehab and were <a href="https://x.com/WarriorsPR/status/1993778544707817539?s=20" rel="noopener">assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors</a> in the G League on Wednesday to scrimmage, the team announced.</p><p>Gui Santos also joined Kuminga and Melton in being sent down to the G League in order to work on his conditioning and get extra reps in.</p><p>Kuminga last played on Nov. 12 against the San Antonio Spurs before experiencing weakness and soreness in his knees. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-mri-results-knee-injury-after-setback">Upon further evaluation</a>, no structural damage was found, and the Warriors have been of the mindset that Kuminga is day-to-day, league sources told ClutchPoints.</p><p>Various strengthening exercises and treatments have been a part of Kuminga’s daily routine. He has been making good progress, and the team is hopeful that Kuminga will return to the floor within the week before their four-game road trip starting on Dec. 4, sources said.</p><p>Assuming Kuminga does not suffer any setbacks or experience pain when he scrimmages with the G League team, the Warriors will look to get him back in the mix immediately.</p><p>Without the 23-year-old forward, the Warriors have gone 3-3 over their last six games. His presence has been missed, and head coach Steve Kerr will utilize Kuminga’s athleticism and dynamic scoring abilities, likely off the bench, when the medical staff gives him the full green light.</p><p>It is worth noting that Kuminga’s contract stalemate over the summer and the possibility of him being on the trade market before February’s deadline have held no influence on him being held out with his knee soreness, sources said. Kuminga is eager to get back on the court and help the Warriors win games.</p><p>As for Melton, he continues to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-next-steps-acl-recovery-timeline">progress from the torn ACL</a> he suffered last season. Golden State is optimistic that he will be ready to make his season debut during the first week of December, sources said.</p><p>On Nov. 19, the Warriors announced that Melton had been increasing his on-court workouts and would begin scrimmaging with the Santa Cruz Warriors in the G League before being integrated into the team’s practices. The Warriors said he would be re-evaluated again in 10 days — Saturday, Nov. 29.</p><p>Assuming he doesn’t suffer any setbacks scrimmaging in the G League or practicing behind the scenes, Melton will likely be given the full green light by the Warriors’ medical staff to partake in 5-on-5 scrimmages with the team. That would be the final step in his return-to-play process, which is why his return is imminent.</p><p>Kuminga, Melton, and Santos will all be recalled from the G League following their scrimmage. Further updates on the injury status of Kuminga and Melton will be provided by the Warriors after Thanksgiving.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga, De’Anthony Melton nearing injury returns

<!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-deanthony-melton-next-steps-acl-recovery-timeline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton takes next steps in ACL recovery timeline');   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/2025/10/Warriors-DeAnthony-Melton-1.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton takes next steps in ACL recovery timeline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-29T12:54:20-07:00">October 29th, 12:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-29T12:54:20-07:00">October 29th, 12:54pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-miss-start-regular-season-acl">working behind the scenes and rehabbing from a torn left ACL</a> he suffered while playing with the team during the 2024-25 season. While he has missed the start of the 2025-26 season, Melton continues to be on the road to recovery and could be back on the court sometime in November.</p><p>Melton was <a href="https://x.com/WarriorsPR/status/1983617419336953869" rel="noopener">re-evaluated</a> by the Dubs’ medical staff on Wednesday and was cleared for intensified individual and small group on-court workouts, the team said in a press release. The 27-year-old combo guard will be integrated into practice over the next two weeks, entering November, and he will be re-evaluated again in three weeks on Nov. 19.</p><p>This is certainly good news for Melton and the Warriors, as he continues to ramp up his activities and strengthen his knee.</p><p>To this point, the word surrounding Melton has been positive, and everyone associated with the organization is happy to have him back in the fold. Upon returning, he will provide head coach Steve Kerr with even more depth than the team already has.</p><p>In six games with the Warriors last season, Melton averaged 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 40.7 percent from the floor and 37.1 percent from 3-point range.</p><p>This offseason, Melton waited until before the start of training camp to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-commit-after-al-horford">sign a two-year, $6.5 million contract</a> to return to Golden State. He was forced to wait until later in the offseason because of the ongoing contract discussions the Warriors held with Jonathan Kuminga.</p><p>Upon that situation being resolved, Melton agreed to his contract and rejoined the team.</p><p>The Warriors are off to a fast start this season, winning four of their first five games by an average of 12.0 points per game. Their only loss came on the road in the second night of a back-to-back against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.</p><p>Once he returns, Melton will slowly be integrated into the Warriors’ nightly rotation. Kerr and the team’s medical staff will closely monitor his minutes and allow Melton to work his way back to full speed.</p><p>Keeping Melton healthy for the playoffs is Golden State’s main concern as he continues to work his way toward his 2025-26 season debut. While this is still a few weeks out, Melton is on the right path to returning.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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