ATLANTA — The night didn’t go how anybody planned in Jonathan Kuminga’s first game against the Warriors on Saturday at State Farm Arena. Injuries to Steph Curry, Kristaps Porziis and about half of the Warriors’ roster already took air out of a balloon that’s ready to burst. A blowout loss only made it worse. And Kuminga’s performance also didn’t help the narrative one bit. Kuminga played 22 minutes off the bench and didn’t score until late in the fourth quarter after missing his first eight attempts. The 23-year-old scored two points on 1-of-9 shooting, and was a minus-6 with four rebounds, two assists, two turnovers and three fouls. After his Hawks crushed the Warriors in the second half and cruised to a 126-110 win, Kuminga’s sole focus was on the present and the future. Any talk of the past was a waste of every reporter’s breath. An hour and a half before tipoff, however, Warriors coach Steve Kerr reflected on Kuminga’s tenure, from being the No. 7 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft to being traded to the Hawks the night before the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline. “I like Jonathan. We always got...
Jonathan Kuminga ‘not worried about the past’ after first game against Warriors
Published March 21, 2026 • 15 hrs ago
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