Kuminga suffered a “major” ankle sprain and will undergo an MRI originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Warriors will not have Jonathan Kuminga in the lineup for a while.
“It’s not going to be a day-to-day thing,” Kerr told reporters after the Warriors victory 121-113 “It was a major sprain. We’ll have a report tomorrow once we have a better feeling.”
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Kuminga will undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the injury, but Kerr does not seem optimistic that the fourth-year NBA forward will return anytime soon.
He The 22-year-old suffered the injury. Late in the second quarter Saturday night, while contesting a layup attempt by Grizzlies guard Jake LaRavia.
Kuminga landed on the foot of Grizzlies center Brandon Clarke and remained on the court momentarily before limping to the locker room.
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The Warriors ruled him out early in the third quarter.
Kuminga finished the game with 13 points in 15 minutes off the bench. At the time of his injury, he was the Warriors’ leading scorer.
Andrew Wiggins, who stepped up and scored 22 of his 24 points in the second half, knows the Warriors collectively will have to fill Kuminga’s void.
“JK, if he doesn’t play, we’re going to miss him for sure,” Wiggins told reporters. “You’ve seen what he’s been doing these last few games. He’s been killing, he’s been shooting on both sides of the court, defensively and offensively. He’s been doing his thing. So the whole team has to get up, do it collectively and shoot “
The injury is a blow to Kuminga, who was playing some of the best basketball of his young NBA career. He entered Saturday’s game averaging 24.3 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 52.7 percent overall, 35 percent from beyond the arc and 71.7 percent at the free throw line in his last six games.
Without Kuminga, the Warriors will have to find scoring off the bench while hoping the starters can take over.
Next up for the Warriors is a Northern California showdown with the Kings on Sunday at Chase Center.
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