"When Kuminga removed his sweats, walked to the scorer's table and checked in to begin the second quarter Tuesday night, a murmur grew into a modest standing ovation as the fans inside Chase Center realized what was happening. It turned into a furor by the end of his first playing time in nearly a month. JK's going to factor in here again, coach Steve Kerr said afterward."
"In the Warriors' first game since losing Jimmy Butler to a season-ending knee injury, Kerr rotated through 11 players and waited until the second quarter to call on Kuminga for the first time since Dec. 18. He played so well that Kerr left him out there for 21 minutes. Leading the second unit, Kuminga scored 20 points, grabbed five rebounds and led the charge that cut a deficit that grew as large as 30 points down to single digits in an eventual 145-127 loss to the Toronto Raptors."
"The performance came less than a week after Kuminga requested to be traded on the day he became eligible. After a prolonged and public contract negotiation over the summer, Kuminga began the season in the starting lineup but had fallen out of the rotation entirely as the Warriors began to play their best basketball, going 12-4 in 16 games since his last appearance, a brief, 9:31 stint in a loss at Phoenix."
Jonathan Kuminga returned to the court after nearly a month and received a growing ovation that turned into a furor by the end of his first playing time. Coach Steve Kerr reintroduced Kuminga in the second quarter and kept him on the floor for 21 minutes after strong play. Leading the second unit, Kuminga scored 20 points, grabbed five rebounds and helped cut a 30-point deficit to single digits in a 145-127 loss to the Toronto Raptors. The performance followed a recent trade request and prior contract negotiations that preceded his earlier removal from the rotation.
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