Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, left, dunks over Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in San Francisco, Saturday, April 26, 2025.

The Warriors’ disastrous Game 6 loss to the Rockets has reporters around the team and national NBA pundits once again focusing on a player who isn’t playing: Jonathan Kuminga.

After missing Game 5 with a migraine, Golden State’s enigmatic 22-year-old wing did not play in Friday’s home loss to Houston, the third time in the series that Warriors coach Steve Kerr has benched him entirely. On ESPN’s “SportsCenter” after the game, Kendrick Perkins questioned that choice.

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“In my opinion, Steve Kerr may have dropped the ball a little bit by losing Jonathan Kuminga,” Perkins

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