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Report: Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga Has Lost Faith In Steve Kerr

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Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, according to Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic.

Kuminga didn’t play for the final 18 minutes of Thursday night’s loss to the Denver Nuggets.

“(Thursday night) was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” one of the sources said.

Kuminga played only 18 minutes versus the Nuggets. He finished with 16 points, four rebounds, four assists and one turnover while shooting 5-of-7 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. The 21-year-old had a plus-minus of +6.

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“He was playing great,” Kerr said of Kuminga after the game. “His normal time to go back in would have been around the five-, six-minute mark (of the fourth). (Andrew Wiggins) was playing great, we were rolling, were up 18, 19, whatever it was. So we just stayed with him. Then at that (later) point, it didn’t feel like the right thing to do. He had been sitting for a while. So I stayed with the group that was out there, and obviously, we couldn’t close it out.”

The Warriors blew an 18-point lead to the Nuggets and lost by a final score of 130-127. Denver superstar Nikola Jokic hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Kuminga is averaging 12.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks on the season while shooting 50.6% overall, 28.0% from 3 and 68.8% from the foul line. The Warriors, after losing to the Nuggets, dropped to 16-18. They are in 11th place in the Western Conference standings.

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Kuminga is making $6 million this season. It will be fascinating to see if he requests a trade from the Warriors.

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