NBA Express! Horford talks about leaving the Celtics! "New news" on Kuminga!

During the offseason, the Warriors made a late move to sign the Celtics' "championship center" Horford. Recently, the veteran also talked about the reasons for leaving the "Green Jersey Army." The Kuminga match "suffered an eviction and received a fine."

The 39-year-old Horford can be regarded as a "veteran" in the NBA. During the offseason, he made the decision to leave the Celtics and sign a two-year contract with the Warriors, which caused "controversy." Recently, Horford also explained that in 2024, Horford helped the Celtics win the NBA championship.

The first is the "salary issue." In 2024, the Celtics successfully won the championship and the team invested a lot, so they faced huge "luxury tax pressure." The performance in the 2024~2025 season was unsatisfactory. The recovery situation of core player Tatum's "Achilles tendon injury" is not optimistic. It is not known when he will return. The strength was affected, and the management could not make adjustments to the "salary" because they could not see the "hope of winning the championship". "Highly paid" players Holiday and Porzingis left the team one after another, and the core team changed. Horford, whose contract expired, left the team to free up "salary space." The Celtics also wanted to cultivate new players, so Horford left the team.

The second point is that Horford sees that the Warriors have the strength to compete for the championship, which can allow him to win the championship again, and there is hope. , Horford has played for many teams before. The Golden State Warriors have a lineup framework, as well as a clear championship goal and strength. Reasonable salary is a key link for Horford to join. "At the end of his career" Horford still looks forward to "hitting the championship."

Kuminga can be said to be the hottest topic of the Warriors this offseason. Because of the contract issue, he had a "hustle and bustle" argument with the team, but in the end he still accepted the contract to stay with the team. He had a chance to enter the starting lineup, but his status fluctuated. On October 15, in the preseason game between the Warriors and the Trail Blazers, Kuminga played 18 minutes in the first half, making 3 of 5 shots, scoring 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. His performance was pretty good. At the last moment of the first half, Kuminga counterattacked and missed a layup. The Trail Blazers counterattacked and scored. Kuminga complained about the penalty and "rushed to the referee" and was "expelled" directly.

On October 17, the NBA officially issued a statement, "Kuminga was fined "$35,000" for inappropriate contact with the referee and continuing to chase the referee. The statement pointed out, "On October 15, the Warriors 118:11 1 In the last 0.9 seconds of the second quarter of the victory over the Trail Blazers, Kuminga had excessive contact with the referee and continued to pester the referee. Kuminga was whistled for a technical foul and ejected.

Warriors and team reporters reported that Kuminga was hit on the arm during a breakthrough during the game. He said after the game that what made him most angry was that he stepped on Avdija with his right foot when he broke through to collect the ball. He had severely sprained his right ankle last season. He said that when Avdija accidentally stepped on his ankle, he remembered the moment when he was injured, which made him lose control of his emotions and get angry at the referee.

The state of the game needs to be adjusted, and he received a "ticket". It seems that Kuminga really needs to "control his temper" and perform strongly in the game. He must prove his strength. What do fans think of Kuminga's behavior and the NBA's penalties?