As the NBA trade deadline looms, Jonathan Kuminga’s time on the Warriors could end with his name on the injured list after he already has been ruled out with a knee bruise for their Feb. 3 home matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers.In the untimeliness of Jimmy Butler’s season-ending ACL injury Jan. 19 against the Miami Heat, Golden State might have found the perfect excuse to keep Kuminga off the trading block. Coach Steve Kerr spoke Monday on 95.7 The Game‘s “Willard and Dibs” show and claimed that losing Butler for the 2025-26 NBA season might have impacted any trade plans the Warriors had for him.“With Jimmy’s injury it changes everything for us, and for JK, and it was good to have him back in the lineup and in the rotation,” Kerr said. “Now that Jimmy is out, we’ll see what happens with the trade deadline. But if nothing happens, JK is right back in the rotation and we keep moving forward.” "With Jimmy's injury, it changes everything for us and for JK. We'll see what happens with the deadline, but if nothing happens, JK's right back in the rotation…The door is wide open for him now. I hope we get...