Jonathan Kuminga approaching Warriors starting, bench roles the same NBC Bay Area [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO – Jonathan Kuminga embraced being put back in the Warriors’ starting lineup the same way he handled things when coach Steve Kerr benched him nearly a month ago.

No muss, no fuss.

After a somewhat sluggish start, Kuminga showed why it hasn’t been a big deal whether he’s starting or coming off the bench.

Playing for the first time since sitting out a pair of games with a stomach illness, Kuminga dropped 19 points with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in Golden State’s 105-101 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at Chase Center.

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Afterward, Kuminga explained his rationale of handling being benched then put back in with the starting unit.

“When [they] took me out the starting five, I didn’t complain,” Kuminga said. “Coming in today and telling me that I’m going to be in the starting five, I was happy but that …