Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga Out vs. Grizzlies With Ankle Injury From Warm-Ups

The Golden State Warriors will be without forward Jonathan Kuminga in Thursday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, according ESPN's Tim MacMahon. Kuminga rolled his ankle during his pregame warm-up.

The injury comes at an inopportune time for the Warriors ,who just got superstar Stephen Curry back in the lineup after a long absence due to injury. The team has also been without Andrew Wiggins, who has missed the last nine games for personal reasons dating back to before the All-Star break.

Kuminga, 20, is coming a 21-point performance in the Warriors' loss to the Thunder on Tuesday.

It's unclear how long the ankle injury will keep him out.

It's been a solid season for Kuminga, who has managed to carve out a bigger role in Golden State. He has proved to be one of the better defensive players on the roster and looks like a potential future cornerstone.

Now is the time where the Warriors can't afford many more injuries as as they sit in the No. 5 seed and are just a half game ahead of teams in the play-in spots. The reigning champions are going to need to be at full strength if they're going to have any shot at defending their title in a loaded Western Conference.

This season Kuminga is averaging 9.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game on 50.3 percent shooting from the field and 34.5 percent from three-point range.