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Kyrgyz horse riders compete during a kok boru, also called ulak tartysh, a traditional game in which players on horseback manoeuvre with a goat's carcass and score by putting it into the opponents' goal at the 25th Kok Boru President's Cup near Cholpon-Ata, 204km (127,5 miles) southeast of Bishkek, in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

Poland fans light torches during a World Cup qualifying soccer match between the Netherlands and Poland in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) is stopped after a gain by Dallas Cowboys' Sam Williams, top, and Malik Hooker, bottom, in the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Jessica Pegula, of the United States, returns a shot to Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, during the women's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Miriam Espinosa celebrates with his son Matias Ramon Day, after senators rejected President Javier Milei's veto of a bill to expand protections for people with disabilities, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

A student looks through the lens hole of a paper camera while visiting an exhibit at the Gabriela Mistral gallery in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

FILE - Giorgio Armani receives his share of applause after presenting his Emporio Fall-Winter 2007-2008 men's fashion collection, during the Milan Men's Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Jena-Lisa Jones, center, hugs Haley Robson, right, as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., left, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

People look at a tourist streetcar that derailed and crashed in Lisbon, Portugal, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Policemen use their shields for protection as protesters throw balloons filled with dirty water during a rally outside the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways to condemn the massive corruption in flood control projects that may implicate public works officials and engineers, construction firms and politicians in a scandal that has sparked public outrage online on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arrives to appear before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coach Steve Kerr spoke with Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga during the morning shootaround Thursday about the player's situation being out of the rotation for more than a month now with expectations he will be traded before the deadline next month.

“We talked this morning and that’s all private,” Kerr said. “I will keep coaching him, he’ll be part of the team, he’ll be here. It is what it is.”

Kerr discounted any issues between them as being reason Kuminga has reportedly requested a trade from the team after not being used in the last 14 games since Dec. 18 and 17 of 18 — though he has been listed as injured for nine games this season.

“Our relationship is fine,” Kerr said before Golden State's 126-113 win over the New York Knicks. “There's not a whole lot I can say about the other stuff. It is what it is, difficult situation for everybody and part of this league, part of the job. We just keep moving forward.”

Kuminga has been training much of the time on his own, shooting on the Warriors’ practice floor out of the eyes of fans at Chase Center. He wears a black hood over his head on the end of the bench during games. Perhaps Kuminga and the Warriors weren't a great fit from Day 1 — not that it's his fault — and he might be eager to leave and start fresh elsewhere. If so, the Golden State brass might want to make sure he doesn't get hurt before trying to trade him.

Yet nobody has taken issue with his work ethic, at least not publicly. Kuminga, selected seventh overall in the 2021 draft, has been known to stay long after games shooting on the arena's main floor.

“It’s not a distraction at all. It’s a very unique situation but our job is just to keep playing, keep winning, it’ll resolve itself one way or the other,” Stephen Curry said.

The 23-year-old from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has appeared in just 18 games total with 13 starts, averaging 11.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists.

On Sept. 30, he agreed to a two-year contract that could be worth up to $46.5 million if the team were to exercise its option for 2026-27. Kuminga had had a $7.9 million qualifying offer in hand since June 29 but was also weighing other options and he missed media day.

He has long had the support and confidence of teammates — like Jimmy Butler saying he has been having Kuminga over and continuing to encourage him.

“We love JK in this locker room, that's not going to change,” Butler said postgame. “If he happens to not be in here, we'll still rock with JK. I speak for everybody. We love the guy. I wish him the best here, I wish him the best wherever. It doesn't change. We don't listen to the noise, I hope he don't listen to the noise he keep coming here with a smile doing what he's supposed to do and being the ultimate pro.”

Kuminga missed much of last season with a right ankle injury. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 24.3 minutes over 47 games with 10 starts. He also scored 15.3 points per game over eight playoff games while shooting 48.4% from the floor and making 40% of his 3-point attempts. That included a career-best 30-point performance in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Kerr said the uncertainty around Kuminga's future “won't be a distraction.”

“Jonathan's a great young guy, his teammates like him,” Kerr said. "He's handling himself well.”

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Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, middle, sits near the team bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga (1) and Utah Jazz center Oscar Tshiebwe (34) swap jerseys after the Warriors defeat the Jazz during an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Justine Willard)