News from the NBA: The Boston Celtics’ power forward has officially terminated his contract with the Boston Celtics after meeting with the Golden State Warriors. This came after the Celtics management made an official declaration that the franchise had been waived, which ESPN verified an hour earlier. It has been verified by ESPN that he formally ended his deal to join the Golden State Warriors because of…

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Warriors get pivotal injury update for Mavericks clash
The Warriors will be mostly healthy heading into the All-Star break.

The Golden State Warriors are off to a good start in the Jimmy Butler era, picking up a pair of road wins against the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks in Butler’s first two games with the team. The Warriors have done that despite playing without key wing Jonathan Kuminga, who has been out with an ankle injury.

When the Warriors take the floor in Dallas against the Mavericks on Wednesday night, Kuminga will still be sidelined. He is listed as out on the official NBA injury report due to that right ankle sprain. Big man Kevon Looney, who is dealing with a broken nose, is available, so the Warriors will have the rest of their team healthy and ready to go.

Kuminga last played on Jan. 4 when he originally injured that ankle against the Memphis Grizzlies, so it has been about five weeks since he has last played. The G League Ignite product has resumed on-court activities at practice, so he is nearing a return.

Kuminga will also miss Thursday’s game against the Houston Rockets, which is the second night of a road back-to-back before the All-Star break. Following that game, the Warriors have seven days off before their next game. That should give Kuminga the time he needs to finish recovering and hit the ground running after the break.