Overview
- The league penalized Kuminga for making inappropriate contact with and continuing to pursue official Rodney Mott after a no-call late in the second quarter in Portland.
- He was ejected with 0.9 seconds left in the first half of Golden State’s 118-111 win over the Trail Blazers, receiving an immediate technical.
- Kuminga told reporters the sequence gave him a flashback to last season’s right-ankle injury, adding postgame that he was hurting but fine.
- Coach Steve Kerr defended the forward’s competitiveness, saying he liked the fire and had no problem with the ejection despite acknowledging players cannot confront officials.
- Before exiting, Kuminga logged 7 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 18 minutes as the Warriors continue to sort preseason rotations following his recent two-year extension.