Jimmy Butler isn’t worried about Jonathan Kuminga’s recent production — in fact, he is hosting him for dinner.

After the Warriors’ 114–83 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday at Chase Center, Butler shared that he planned to have Kuminga over to talk, offering support as the young forward works through a quieter stretch on offense.

“He’s actually [going] to come over to my house for dinner right now, but the thing that I’ll tell you and I’ll tell him … You’re not going to play great every night, you’re not going to play bad every night either,” Butler told reporters postgame. “But you don’t ever get too high whenever you score 79 points and you don’t ever get too low when you score two. You stay right in the middle and you keep working and you keep doing what you’re supposed to be doing every single day, and those days, they will even out.”

Kuminga finished with five points in 20 minutes, going 0-for-5 from 3-point range but adding eight rebounds and two assists.

Butler emphasized that scoring isn’t the full measure of Kuminga’s impact.

“I wouldn’t say that he’s played bad,” Butler explained. “He’s playing well enough on the defensive side, he’s rebounding the basketball — it’s more than just scoring, which is what I try to tell him.”

Kuminga opened the season strong, scoring in double figures in his first four games. But in Golden State’s 129-104 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday, he finished with just six points, part of a quieter stretch as his usage has dipped and the rhythm of the offense has shifted.

Butler also pushed back on the notion that Kuminga has looked tentative in recent games.

“I like all the threes that he takes … It’s a make-or-miss league — if he’s making them, we don’t have this conversation.” Butler noted. “I just want him to keep that confidence high knowing that he belongs in this league, knowing that he’s a starter on this team and it’s all going to turn around.”

Butler finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the win, while Golden State improved to a 6-5 record. As far as he is concerned, Kuminga’s production will come — the confidence and approach are what matter now.

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