Warriors vs. Kings injury report

It’s a short injury report as the second half of the season gets underway.

The second half of the 2024-25 NBA season gets underway for the Golden State Warriors tonight, even if that “half” is only 27 games. And they kick things off by visiting the Sacramento Kings, who offer up a critical opportunity: with a win, the Warriors and Kings will switch places in the Western Conference standings, with the Dubs moving into the ninth spot.

As one would expect after a layoff of more than a week, the Warriors are Kings are quite healthy coming out of the All-Star break, so it should be a fair fight.

Here’s the full injury report.

Warriors

Out — Jonathan Kuminga (right ankle sprain)

Kuminga will miss his 22nd consecutive game, and there’s no way to sugarcoat it: the Warriors miss him dearly. Thankfully his return does seem to be getting very close. Kuminga returned to practice this week, which means a return is likely near. He’ll still need to ramp up to full-court, five-on-five drills, and get himself into game shape after two months on the sidelines, but it’s not unrealistic that Kuminga could return sometime next week.

Out — Yuri Collins (G League assignment)

The Warriors gave Collins his first NBA contract earlier this week, signing the young guard to a 10-day contract. With the team mostly healthy though, Collins will stay where he’s played all year (and all last year, too): with the Santa Cruz Warriors. Hopefully he’ll get to make his NBA debut sometime soon. The other player the Warriors signed to a 10-day contract, Kevin Knox, will be active tonight.

Kings

There isn’t a single name on the injury report for Sacramento. Impressive!

Enjoy the action, Dub Nation!