The Golden State Warriors suffered a 119-124 loss against the LA Clippers in a very important game that worked overtime.
It was one of basketball’s funniest games, and saw multiple lead changes deep in the game before the LA Clippers steal a victory on the road to seal off the playoff spot.
Steph Curry, who had already mentioned the importance of the game, rose 36 points, but his efforts proved Valiant.
Jimmy Butler played a good game as he added 30 points and nine assists, but young Brandon Poziemski scored 19 points and held a great show with the Clippers.
Fans were already not happy with the Golden State Warriors outcome, but Steve Kerr made another decision that he expected to split the fanbase.
Jonathan Kuminga is one of the best young players in the Dub and he has always been their important weapon, so they don’t use him as an asset to trade him for players.
However, the fact that he was discontinued to a massive game due to the franchise was a questionable decision.
At a postgame press conference, Kerr said:
“Both (GUI Santos) and the JK were really influential players for us, and that doesn’t mean they’re out of the loop in the future.
Kuminga had been informed of his role, but was not aware if he would get a few minutes at all.
“I just told him on the walkthrough (we wouldn’t go to the normal rotation in the first quarter…I didn’t say he wasn’t going to play because we didn’t know if he would play,” Kerr said.
Kuminga has had a season full of injuries this time, but still managed, but averages 15.3 ppg with 45.4% shooting from the field.
After his career last year, Kuminga was expected to return to another big campaign.
Jimmy Butler’s trade promoted the entire team, but Kuminga’s minutes tragically reduced the evidence that it was 19.2 minutes per game he is currently playing.
He hasn’t signed the extension yet, so his last season as part of the Warriors was his last year.
This is not the first time. He split into cars and chopped it up. If Dub’s coach doesn’t take control this time, he could lose one of the best young players.