Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is planning to keep Jonathan Kuminga on the bench and out of the rotation to start the first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports.
San Francisco Standard columnist Tim Kawakami reported on Kuminga’s diminished role in the half-hour before tip-off of Game 1, saying it “doesn’t sound like there’s anything much different planned” in multiple social media posts. Kawakami did add a caveat that things could change depending on how Sunday’s game or the series writ large plays out, but he’s on the outside looking in to start the series.