Once again, the Golden State Warriors are back on the Jonathan Kuminga rollercoaster. Now that Jimmy Butler is out for the season with a torn right ACL, Kuminga, who had not played in 16 straight games, was thrust back into Steve Kerr’s rotations on Tuesday night against the Toronto Raptors.
Former NBA guard Nick Young says Golden State Warriors Jimmy Butler’s season-ending right ACL injury against his former team, the Miami Heat, is karma for how things went down last season.
In the wake of Golden State Warriors Jimmy Butler’s season-ending torn right ACL injury, Buddy Hield revealed his teammates is in good spirits. Despite the disappointment that comes with watching his season come to an end, Butler hasn’t changed who he is as the high-spirited teammate that he’s been since his trade to the Warriors last season.
The Golden State Warriors will have to pivot for the rest of the season, as Jimmy Butler suffered a torn ACL in their game against the Miami Heat. After what he brought to the team last season when he got traded to the Warriors, the hope was that they could continue to build on that this season.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
As talk around the Golden State Warriors’ long-term future continues, even the most unthinkable ideas have surfaced. Trading Stephen Curry still feels absurd, especially with him remaining the Warriors’ best shot at a fifth title.
After Jimmy Butler’s season-ending ACL injury dramatically altered the Golden State Warriors’ title hopes, a former LeBron James teammate has urged Steph Curry to make a bold move by recruiting another NBA superstar to the Bay Area.
After 16 consecutive DNP-CDs, Jonathan Kuminga returned to the court Tuesday night and put up 20 points. The out-of-favor Buddy Hield made all six of his three-pointers on his way to 25 points.
The second quarter in the Warriors-Raptors gamereached a fever pitch tonight. The home crowd at Chase Center stood up to give a standing ovation to Jonathan Kuminga who stepped onto the floor for the first time in a month.
Mike Dunleavy Jr. does not sound like a general manager preparing to sell low. Speaking before Tuesday’s game against Toronto, the Warriors’ top executive said he does not envision trading Jimmy Butler despite the season-ending torn ACL that Butler suffered earlier this week.
It took a season-ending injury to Jimmy Butler for Jonathan Kuminga to get back on the floor for the Golden State Warriors. His 20-point performance in the team's 145-127 loss to the Toronto Raptors showed he may have an NBA future after all.
Speaking to the media prior to Tuesday’s game against Toronto, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. said he doesn’t envision trading Jimmy Butler in the wake of his season-ending torn right ACL, per Anthony Slater of ESPN (Twitter video link).