It was always ridiculous that Golden State Warriors rookie Jonathan Kuminga was left out of the Rising Stars Game at All-Star Weekend. NBA assistant coaches chose twelve rookies to play in the game in Cleveland on Friday night, and somehow Kuminga wasn’t one of them. But after Chris Duarte of the Indian Pacers suffered a toe injury, the snub was corrected, and Kuminga has been added to the game as an injury replacement.
Golden State rookie Jonathan Kuminga is replacing Indiana’s Chris Duarte (toe) in the NBA Rising Stars game at All-Star Weekend, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.