Warriors owner Joe Lacob reportedly told Jonathan Kuminga that he wishes for the forward to remain with the Warriors for a long time, drawing some heated reactions from the fan base.

Shelburne's idea could solve the current rift between Kuminga and Golden State's front office. However, if he's dead set on signing his qualifying offer or forcing his way out of the franchise, no alterations the front office makes will be deemed good enough.

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The Milwaukee Bucks chose not to trade for Jonathan Kuminga because they didn't want to give up a fan-favorite, per reports.

However, everyone is not falling into that propaganda. Former NBA guard and Michael Jordan's ex-teammate, Harper, dismissed the comparison after NBACentral shared the report. “Well no,” Harper commented on NBACentral’s tweet.

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