More playing time, Steve Kerr’s meeting cools previously heated Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga: ‘I love it here'

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The Warriors' recent win over the Pistons saw Jonathan Kuminga in action for longer than he had been previously at any point this season. The 21-year-old forward was on the basketball court for 36 minutes and helped lift Golden State to a 113-109 win over Detroit. 

Kuminga’s playing time, or lack thereof in some cases, came to the forefront after he was pulled in the third quarter of a recent game against the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets. 

Kuminga never returned to the game and finished the night with 16 points in 19 minutes. The Warriors ultimately suffered a three-point loss to Denver. According to The Athletic, the late-game benching served as the "last straw" for unhappy Kuminga.

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Jonathan Kuminga of the Golden State Warriors looks on from the bench during the Dallas Mavericks game at Chase Center on Dec. 30, 2023, in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The 2021 first-round draft pick reportedly even questioned whether longtime Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had his best interests at heart.

But Kuminga’s playing time peaked in the Warriors' next game. He was on the hardwood for every minute of the fourth during the victory over the struggling Detroit Pistons. At some point, sometime after the game against the Nuggets and the matchup with the Pistons, Kuminga met with Kerr to hash things out.

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Kuminga suggested that the meeting was beneficial.

"I think it went really well," Kuminga said of his conversation with Kerr. "I think it was just all about better understanding of each other."