Within that stretch, sources said Kuminga was asked to go onto the court four times, but he declined three mop-up duty opportunities and ruled himself out of the Thunder game on Jan. 2 because of back soreness after Kerr said he'd get a chunk of minutes with Curry, Butler and Green out. Members of the coaching staff and front office, team sources said, viewed that deactivation against the Thunder as the unofficial end, a sign he'd quit on the team.
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