The Golden State Warriors They continue to accumulate injuries, and now, the rookie had bad fortune Jonathan Kuminga, who was injured in the match against the Denver Nuggets.
Kuminga, selected in position 7 of the Draft this year, had made a pleasant impression during the Summer league from NBA, and specialists predict a promising future in the best basketball league in the world.
The injury occurred with 8 minutes remaining in the last quarter of Wednesday’s game, and it was hours later when doctors determined that the forward of Congolese origin suffered a strained patellar tendon in the knee.
So far it is not known how long he will be without seeing activity, but they hope that it will not be long, and that he can play again this season without problems.
What is certain is that the team will be extremely cautious with his return, and will miss the rest of the preseason, and could lose some matches of the first days.
“It is always disappointing when someone is injured, especially a young player like Jonathan or James Wiseman. Missing part of training camp or all of it is definitely a setback,” Steve Kerr told the media. “Kuminga will be fine in the long run. We had a worse situation with Wiseman both last year and this year. Young people need as much training camp as possible,” concluded the Warriors coach.
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Kuminga, 19, averaged 17.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.6 steals in 5 games in the Summer League.
