Jimmy Butler injury update: Warriors forward “in serious jeopardy” for Game 3, per report
Jimmy Butler could miss Saturday s Encounter of the Warriors first-round playoff series with the Rockets according to a description Thursday but his MRI results presented no sign of structural damage or a fracture ESPN s Shams Charania shared Thursday evening that Butler had a deep glute muscle contusion from a fall in Wednesday s Event and his status for Saturday was in serious jeopardy The Warriors have not issued any information on Butler s injury since ruling him out of Wednesday s event late in the first half Butler was injured in the first quarter of Wednesday night s Contest in Houston when he went up for a rebound and was undercut by Rockets forward Amen Thompson who was following his own shot Butler landed hard on his backside and remained in the meeting initially splitting two free throws but came out soon after and went to the locker room before the end of the quarter Warriors coach Steve Kerr commented he and the Warriors coaching staff didn t think it was a dirty play by Thompson who squeezed between Draymond Green and Houston s Steven Adams stumbling into the legs of an airborne Butler We didn t think there was anything wrong with the play Kerr revealed It was just one of those plays With Butler out Kerr turned to Jonathan Kuminga who had not played in the Warriors three majority of crucial games of the season over the last week and a half Related Articles Draymond Green misses out on second Defensive Competitor of the Year award Jonathan Kuminga stayed ready for the Warriors What will he do with his second chance Kurtenbach Warriors-Rockets is mutually assured destruction Draymond Green shrugs off Houston fans derogatory chant as Warriors-Rockets series intensifies Warriors lose chippy Contest to Rockets after Butler injured Kuminga a pending restricted free agent finished with points in minutes on -of- shooting The Warriors became a whole new crew after acquiring Butler in February going - through the rest of the regular season after he arrived including a loss in the only contest he missed They have the NBA s No defense by points per possession after Butler joined the fold and he has given them offensive direction during the key minutes when Steph Curry is off the floor
