Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga to miss Friday’s game vs. Spurs due to knee tendonitis – The Athletic

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Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga to miss Friday’s game vs. Spurs due to knee tendonitis - The Athletic

Jonathan Kuminga will miss Friday’s NBA Cup matchup with the Spurs after initially injuring his knee Wednesday against San Antonio. Eakin Howard / Imagn Images

SAN ANTONIO — Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kumina will not play in Friday night’s NBA Cup group stage game against the San Antonio Spurs because of bilateral knee tendonitis.

Kuminga has been dealing with the injury the past few days and tried to play through it in Wednesday’s game against the Spurs, but did not return for the second half of Golden State’s 125-120 win. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he did not think Kuminga required an MRI.

“Just day to day,” Kerr said before Friday’s game against the Spurs. “Just spoke with (Director of Sports Medicine and Performance) Rick (Celebrini) today, and because of the process the other day where he was kind of questionable, he decided to play. And then it got sore again, (so) it makes no sense to do that exact thing again. So we’ll give him tonight off and hopefully over the next couple of days, as he visits with our training staff every day, they’ll get him on track and he’ll be back soon.”

Kuminga’s absence could allow the 23-year-old to get back on track after a rough stretch.

The fifth-year forward started the season with a bang, being named a starter by Kerr and playing well on both ends of the floor. Before Wednesday’s game, Kerr pulled Kuminga from the starting lineup in favor of Moses Moody. Kuminga is shooting just 18-of-48 from the field over his last five games.

Nov 15, 2025