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The Golden State Warriors earned a 119-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers to begin the 2025-26 NBA season on Tuesday night. Jonathan Kuminga drew a start following months of trade rumors, and the forward made a big impact in the win. Kuminga played well, recording 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists. According to […]

The Golden State Warriors, after a summer filled with contentious negotiations between them and Jonathan Kuminga, appear to be putting all that in the rearview mirror. Head coach Steve Kerr clearly trusts Kuminga more, at least to begin the season, if his decision to start the 23-year-old in their season-opener against the Los Angeles Lakers […]

Although it took several months to reach a conclusion to the Jonathan Kuminga contract saga, the Golden State Warriors understand how important the 23-year-old forward is to their 2025-26 blueprint. And that is why they are inserting him into the starting five for Tuesday night’s season-opening showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers, via ClutchPoints NBA […]

Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Kuminga have been dealing with ankle injuries over the last week, leading up to the Golden State Warriors’ season opener on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. As a result, both forwards landed on the team’s injury report. The good news is that Butler and Kuminga have each been dealing […]

Recently, the Golden State Warriors continued their preseason slate with a road win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Many of the team’s key players, including star point guard Stephen Curry, suited up for this game in preparation for the upcoming season, which is slated to begin in less than a week. One key storyline coming […]

The Golden State Warriors faced off against the Portland Trail Blazers in the preseason, and Jonathan Kuminga was inserted into the starting lineup. Unfortunately, he didn’t get to finish the game, as he was ejected after making comfronting the ref and clapping in his face. Kuminga drove down the lane, and there was contact made, […]

While Jonathan Kuminga’s ejection at the end of the first half versus the Portland Trailblazers stemmed from frustration, it’s one of those kinds of ejections that Steve Kerr does not mind. In the wake of the Golden State Warriors’ 118-111 preseason victory over the Blazers on the road, Kerr spoke about Kuminga’s ejection after he […]

It may just be preseason, but players can still get tossed from the game. In the final moments of the first half between the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trailblazers’ preseason matchup, officials ejected Jonathan Kuminga after he confronted one of the referees, upset at an apparent no-call on his drive to the hoop. […]

When a new NBA season is about to begin, there is always one debate that captivates the minds of fans across the globe: Who are the top 100 players in the league? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is coming off a historic MVP and title season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, yet Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, and Giannis […]

After much consternation and anticipation, the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga decided to kiss and make up, with the latter signing a two-year, $48.5 million contract to return to the NBA team he’s called home since he entered the league in 2021. Kuminga, of course, has a huge chip on his shoulder, as he’s […]

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga found peace in his new deal, agreeing to a new two-year extension. However, his role remains somewhat undefined heading into the 2025-26 campaign — which is something head coach Steve Kerr and the Warriors will figure out between now and the start of the regular season. Either way, Kuminga […]

The Golden State Warriors signed Jonathan Kuminga to a $48.5 million contract, ending what was an endless cycle of rumors and trade speculation. With the contract dispute between the Warriors and Kuminga in the rearview mirror, the 23-year-old revealed his true emotions about the resolution. Speaking in an interview with Marc J. Spears of AndScape, […]

The Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga had a summer-long standoff that finally came to a conclusion with him signing a two-year deal. For some time, Kuminga believed he was worth more than what the Warriors were offering, and this may have been because of the flashes that he had shown during his time with […]

SAN FRANCISCO – With messy contract negotiations out of the way, the next step for the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga is figuring out how to maximize his fit with the rest of the team on the court. In the Warriors’ 111-103 preseason win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Steve Kerr used their time […]

The Golden State Warriors have been doing their best in trying to maximize Stephen Curry’s closing championship window. But since Mike Dunleavy Jr. took over as GM, it looks like the front office has been struggling for the most part in giving Curry the help he needs to extend the team’s dynasty. Here is a […]

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga appears committed amid a new peace with his team, following their two-year contract extension. After a long stalemate, Kuminga is all smiles during Warriors preseason, which started with a 111-103 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Kuminga looked really happy to be back in his Warriors uniform, […]

It has been a treacherous time for Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga. Recently, he ended a long stalemate by agreeing to a two-year extension worth $48.5 million. Now, he is looking to do his part to lead the Warriors back to the promised land. With all that, it is good that he has Stephen […]

When the 2024-25 season came to a screeching halt for the Golden State Warriors, with Stephen Curry injuring his hamstring and the team losing in the Western Conference semifinals to the Minnesota Timberwolves, all eyes turned to what offseason negotiations with Jonathan Kuminga would look like. The future of the Warriors hung in the balance […]

Jonathan Kuminga has responded to all the fans doubting his commitment to the Golden State Warriors. The young forward said a lot of the heat comes from people on social media, the ‘keyboard warriors’ and not the fans who show up in the stands, the ones he called “the real MVPs.” “I feel like a […]

SAN FRANCISCO – After a summer of tenuous contract negotiations, Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga is officially back in the fold – but where exactly does that leave both sides as the season quickly approaches? Donning a new jersey number, switching from No. 00 to No. 1, the fifth-year wing went through his first practice […]

Fans got their first glimpse of Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga after inking his two-year extension, worth $48.5 million. Kuminga reported to training camp after the extension, which includes a trade restriction and a team option for the 2026-27 season. Accompanied by a caption that read, “Back to business,” the Warriors posted Kuminga’s smiling […]

SAN FRANCISCO – With Jonathan Kuminga’s contract extension finally inked with the Golden State Warriors, the remaining free agent dominoes have fallen into place. Golden State officially announced the signings of Al Horford, De’Anthony Melton, and Seth Curry, wrapping up an unusually long free agency and allowing the team to get those players into the […]

The long-standing negotiations between Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors have finally come to an end. The two sides agreed to a two-year, $48.5 million contract that contains a team option for the 2026-27 NBA season, league sources told ClutchPoints on Tuesday. It’s a win-win scenario for both sides. It gives Kuminga the money […]

As more time passed, it became clear that neither Jonathan Kuminga nor the Golden State Warriors had great options on the table. What was once forecast as an inevitable offseason split is now a reunion, at least for the start of the 2025-26 NBA campaign. The fifth-year forward agreed to a two-year, $48.5 million contract […]

SAN FRANCISCO– With the Jonathan Kuminga contract situation with the Golden State Warriors pretty much settled, there is another negotiation process flying under the radar– head coach Steve Kerr’s. The architect of the Dubs’ four championships enters the final year of his current contract with Golden State. But while urgency tends to dominate most negotiation […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr addressed the front office’s stalemate amid contract negotiations with veteran Jonathan Kuminga. Kuminga missed the Warriors’ media day on Tuesday as the clock ticks closer toward his October 1 deadline to either opt-in to the final year of his current deal, making him a free agent in 2026, […]

The Golden State Warriors and restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga have agreed to a two-year, $48.5 million contract that contains a team option for the 2026-27 NBA season, league sources told ClutchPoints on Wednesday. As part of this contract, Kuminga will waive his inherent no-trade clause with the understanding that he is a prime […]

The Golden State Warriors arrived at media day with plenty of speculation about their offseason. The biggest point of contention may have been Jonathan Kuminga’s contract negotiations and the fact that he did not attend media day alongside the rest of his team. Draymond Green, however, in typical fashion, found a way to firmly be […]

SAN FRANCISCO– As Jonathan Kuminga’s contract negotiations drag into the preseason, a slew of questions regarding the 22-year-old forward’s future in Golden State hang over him and the team with the two sides seeking a resolution to a long back-and-forth. And while Kuminga was absent from the Warriors’ media day to answer those questions himself, […]

Only two days remain before the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga will end their long offseason holdout. Whether or not Kuminga accepts his qualifying offer, the direction things are trending in at this moment, or agrees to one of Golden State’s long-term contract proposals is the major question at hand. Whatever Kuminga decides, he […]

Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors just made media day a storyline instead of a formality. Multiple reports say Kuminga won’t be in the building on Monday as his contract standoff with Golden State drags on, a decision that underscores how far apart the sides remain after a summer of posturing, proposals, and not […]

Jonathan Kuminga has dominated headlines throughout the entire NBA offseason. In less than one week, a conclusion to his standoff with the Golden State Warriors will be reached, as Kuminga has until Wednesday, October 1, to make a decision on his $7.9 million qualifying offer for the 2025-26 NBA season. Between all that has happened […]

There is only one week left for Jonathan Kuminga to make a decision about his qualifying offer from the Golden State Warriors. As the two sides continue to be at opposite ends of contract discussions this offseason, a lot of mystery surrounds what the Warriors will look like entering Media Day and the start of […]

The Golden State Warriors have seen their entire offseason revolve around one name: Jonathan Kuminga. The franchise has failed to find a solution that is acceptable to the player and his agent, Aaron Turner, who have fought for more control over his future. Considering the developments, or rather the lack of them, Marc Stein of […]

With just 29 days before the Golden State Warriors tip off against LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 21, the franchise is working to finalize its roster. According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Golden State is expected to fill its six remaining roster spots with […]

The Washington Wizards enter the 2025-26 NBA season in a position they have not enjoyed for quite some time: optimism. After years of drifting through lottery seasons and patchwork roster moves, the franchise has finally begun to carve out a clearer identity. Their young core of Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly, and Bub Carrington has energized […]

There are exactly 10 days until the Golden State Warriors begin training camp, and Jonathan Kuminga’s restrictive free agency standoff continues. A solution is likely to be reached before camp begins, but will the Warriors or Kuminga come away as the ultimate winners of this three-month holdout? Perhaps there is a path where both sides […]

With the 2025-26 NBA season approaching, the Golden State Warriors are still searching for a contract solution with forward Jonathan Kuminga. As a restricted free agent, his only option is to return to Golden State. The uncertainty lies in the structure and terms of that deal. “If we’re coming back here and it’s win now […]

The Chicago Bulls are entering the 2025-26 NBA season with renewed optimism and a sense of unfinished business. After missing the playoffs once again last season, the franchise has now gone seven years out of the last eight without postseason basketball. Yet, there’s something different about this year. For the first time in a while, […]