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Jonathan Kuminga 's second Warriors season was a mystery, wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma. He went from playing the best basketball of his life post-All-Star break to " pouting " (as one analyst put it) on the bench during the playoffs and liking Bill Simmons' mean tweets between games. On Friday, though, head coach Steve Kerr finally provided an explanation for what exactly happened with Kuminga, who went from averaging 20 minutes in the regular season to just 6 in a playoff run in which he registered four DNPs. Appearing on Tim Kawakami’s Athletic podcast “The TK Show,” Kerr went long on the Dubs' still-raw 20-year-old. "I think JK had a really good year," Kerr said. "Look at the regular season and he had a lot of good moments. The last 30 games or so with Wiggins out it really thrust JK into a more prominent role. He took advantage of that, played well, helped us win some games. I think the main thing that happened in the playoffs, [Andrew Wiggins] was … [Read more...] about The best explanation yet on what happened to Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga

close Video Tiffany spills ‘80s pop secrets Tiffany says she wasn’t allowed to date Jordan Knight While Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez had no problem flaunting their on-again/off-again relationship, back in the day, '80s pop sensation Tiffany Darwish -- known simply as Tiffany -- said her handlers had a conniption when she hooked up with New Kids on the Block singer Jonathan Knight. “It wasn’t acceptable then because if you were a teen heartthrob, they wanted to see you be very available so I think we really had a harder time back then. I’m sure there is still some backlash when the younger teens start to date, but (for us) it was on the down-low,” she told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “When people found out, the girls usually take the hit more because the guys have these die-hard girl fans, but it is a different situation when you have young teenage girls. I had girls that were all about my jean jackets and what type of perfume I was wearing, but … [Read more...] about Tiffany: I had to keep my relationship with Jonathan Knight on the down low

New Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka has made a concerted effort to highlight the talent already on Houston’s roster in his first weeks with the franchise, with the appeal of his new franchise stemming from far more than lottery hopes and the team's significant salary cap space this summer. Houston is hoping Udoka can play a major role in the development of the team's collection of young pieces, many of whom struggled for extended stretches of 2022-23. One player who could see a significant boost from Udoka’s arrival? Look to the backcourt, where Kevin Porter Jr. will enter a season that is quite critical to the future of his career . Porter remains an appealing piece despite the criticism lobbed his way in recent years, and on his better nights, he looks the part of a legitimate franchise point guard. Porter stands a lanky 6-foot-7, with the size and creativity to dice up defenses as he slithers in and out of the lane in half-court settings. Porter tallied 25-plus points … [Read more...] about How Rockets, Ime Udoka can get more from Kevin Porter Jr. in 2023-24

Last year, a study came out showing that left-leaning adolescents were experiencing a greater increase in depression than their more conservative peers. Indeed, while girls are more likely to be depressed than boys, the study, by a group of epidemiologists at Columbia, showed that liberal boys had higher rates of depression than conservative girls. Because I wrote quite a bit about the dire psychological fallout of Donald Trump’s abusive presidency, I was immediately interested in the study, titled “The Politics of Depression.” It’s long been known that liberals tend to be more depressed than conservatives, which you can interpret as either a cause or an effect of their unhappiness with the status quo. But innate factors couldn’t explain why, among the 12th graders the study examined, the gap in depressive symptoms between liberals and conservatives appeared to be growing. Nor could those factors explain why, after several years in which liberal girls and liberal boys endured … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Politics Cloud Your View of What’s Going On With Teens and Depression

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 7 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Stephenson jumped on a rebound 1:12 into overtime and hit the back of the net to complete a rally and give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final. Jonathan Marchessault forced overtime with a shot from the slot with just 2:22 left in the third period. Stephenson, Marchessault and Mark Stone each had a goal and an assist for Vegas, and Adin Hill saved 26 shots. Miro Heiskanen and Jason Robertson each scored for the Stars, and Ryan Suter had two assists. Jake Oettinger made 21 saves. All four games of the conference finals have gone to overtime, the first time in NHL history that has occurred. Also, Dallas is the fifth team to lose four OT games in a postseason. Game 3 is Tuesday in Dallas. Each team took advantage of funky bounces to score in the … [Read more...] about Stephenson’s OT goal gives Golden Knights 3-2 win over Stars, lead 2-0 in West final

Downtown San Francisco is in crisis. Large numbers of offices sit empty. Many stores and restaurants remain shuttered. Happy hours are a lot less, well, happy. There’s broad consensus that the city relies on a vibrant, thriving urban core, but the path to get back there is a lot less clear. How do we reinvigorate downtown San Francisco and shape its future? What bold ideas could bring new energy to the neighborhood? What opportunities does this precarious moment present? SFNext solutions journalism project and for a live conversation on March 30th at 6 p.m. Laura Wenus , host of the SFNext: Fixing Our City podcast. We’ll be joined by: Sujata Srivastava : San Francisco Director of SPUR, a nonprofit public policy organization focused on urban planning and research in the San Francisco Bay Area. Desi Danganan : Executive Director of Kultivate Labs (Kapwa Gardens) and lead economic development strategist for SOMA Pilipinas cultural district. Before the … [Read more...] about Chronicle Live at Manny’s Presents SFNext: How do we save downtown San Francisco?