Jonathan Kuminga explains how he handled move to Warriors bench role NBC Bay Area [Video]

Jonathan Kuminga found himself in a new — but familiar — role Tuesday night, and the 22-year-old handled it with grace.

After starting the first three Warriors games of the season, Kuminga was moved to a bench role for Golden State’s 124-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Chase Center.

The fourth-year forward explained his mindset regarding the change to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Zena Keita shortly after scoring 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field over 28 minutes of action in the comeback win.

“It’s just the game of basketball,” Kuminga told Keita. “At the end of the day, we always got to stay professional. That’s all we do. Just come out here every day and play. Because that’s what we choose to do every day, no matter what circumstance, no matter what’s happening. Got to come here and be professional and play the game of basketball, the game that you love and go home. It’s that simple.”

Jonathan …