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The severity of Kuminga's injury was detected during an MRI
exam. He will be re-evaluated in one week and the team hasn't
yet set a timetable for his return.
Kuminga was injured during the fourth quarter of Wednesday's
preseason game against the Denver Nuggets.
Kuminga was the seventh overall pick of the 2021 draft. He is
one of two promising young Golden State players who are ailing.
The other is center James Wiseman, the No. 2 overall selection
in 2020, who is still recovering from knee surgery on April 15.
"It's always disappointing when anybody gets hurt," Warriors
coach Steve Kerr told reporters after Thursday's practice.
"Especially a young player like Jonathan, like James missing out
on a bunch of training camp, or all of training camp, that's
definitely a setback."
The 6-foot-8 Kuminga, who turned 19 on Wednesday, had been
enjoying a strong training camp. He scored eight points in 17
total minutes in the team's first two preseason contests.
"He's an enormously talented young guy," Kerr said of Kuminga,
who played last season with the NBA G League Ignite. "He's got
some great qualities right away that jump out. He's amazing in
transition. He's a physical specimen. He's a freight train
coming downhill in transition. He's got some nuance to his game,
too."
Golden State opens the regular season on Oct. 19 against the
host Los Angeles Lakers.
--Field Level Media
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