When Looney knew JK’s ‘freakish’ athleticism was on another level originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
At just 19 years old, many weren’t sure what to expect from Jonathan Kuminga in his rookie season with the Warriors.
But for Dubs big man Kevon Looney, who is in his seventh season with Golden State, he knew early on the type of energy Kuminga would bring to the squad.
“I would probably say the third or second day of practice,” Looney told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Grant Liffmann on the latest episode of Dubs Talk. “I like to play one-on-one with the guys, [Jordan] Poole and him and Moses [Moody], ‘You ain’t got no choice you gotta play one-on-one with me’. And playing one-on-one with them, just feeling his strength and his athleticism was pretty impressive.”
Imagine being a newbie and Looney challenges you to a game of one-on-one.
You can’t say no, and all you can do is give it your best.
And for a then 18-year-old Kuminga, he did just that — and more. Now, that…