Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors just made media day a storyline instead of a formality. Multiple reports say Kuminga won’t be in the building on Monday as his contract standoff with Golden State drags on , a decision that underscores how far apart the sides remain after a summer of posturing, proposals, and not much progress.

He didn’t travel to San Francisco this weekend, per ESPN, and there’s no momentum toward a resolution before the first practice.

This isn’t a garden-variety holdout. Jonathan Kuminga is a restricted free agent, which gives the Warriors matching rights, but it also gives the 22-year-old leverage in the form of a one-year qualifying offer. That offer, roughly $8 million, expires Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET.

If Kuminga signs it, he gets an inheren

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