Steve Kerr and Jonathan Kuminga have – rather publicly – not seen eye to eye on many things the fifth-year forward does on a basketball court.

But when the Warriors forward was ejected from the team’s fourth preseason game, tossed after arguing a no-call on a drive with 0.9 showing on the clock, the coach did not blast his player.

He actually appreciated the intensity Kuminga showed when he got right in the official’s face to argue his case in Portland on Tuesday.

“He got fouled, and it was frustration play, and I have no problem with it, because he deserved the foul and he was getting fouled quite a bit,” Kerr told media after the game, later adding, “I love the way he played, I love the fire, the passion. I don’t mind the ejection at all. I kind of liked it, actually. I thought JK was

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