It's been about a month and a half since the fateful night before the trade deadline that Jonathan Kuminga was dealt to the Atlanta Hawks, ending his time with the Golden State Warriors after four and a half years.

On Saturday, the Warriors and Kuminga met for the first time as opponents, with the second leg of a back-to-back for both teams serving as the stage for the reunion.

Due to the Warriors' absurd list of injuries, they couldn't overcome the Hawks, even without star Jalen Johnson, eventually losing 126-110, but the postgame provided lots of joy between the Dubs and their former teammate.

After the game, Kuminga talked to the media — largely made up of reporters asking about his relationship with the Warriors — and discussed how he felt during and after the game.

"It was great. I was happy to see them. Just showing each other love and hugs. We all miss each other and stuff like that. I haven't seen them in a minute, they haven't seen me in a minute. We were just dapping each other and chopping it up."

Kuminga also reflected on how his relationship with his former teammates still persists even if they now wear different jerseys.

"I talk to most of them. I try as much as I can. I still got great friendships and connections. I feel like they're my brothers. I can call them anytime I need something, they can call me anytime they need something. That shows a lot. Our relationship is very strong and we'll all be brothers at the end of the day."

Despite the hot matchup, there weren't any signs that Kuminga was able to tap into a well of emotion to up his play. In fact, it's more likely to have been the opposite if you look at his final stat line.

In 22 minutes, Kuminga finished with just 2 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists on 1-9 shooting from the field and 0-3 shooting from beyond the arc. He was a -6 in plus/minus, and though that did end up better than half of the Warriors, it was a glaring red, alongside the rest of the Hawks' bench, considering the Hawks' starting five were at +22 or better. 

Alas, the Warriors just could not capitalize. Two-way player Nate Williams had a career-high 19 points, and De'Anthony Melton led the way with 20 points, but the Warriors turned the ball over 21 times and grabbed the least amount of rebounds in any game this season — only 29 total boards, compared to the Hawks' 41.

It was great for the Warriors to be reunited — Buddy Hield included — but the 8th and 9th seeds are going to start slipping away from the Dubs if they continue dropping games like this.