{"id":130652,"date":"2025-06-28T04:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T04:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/130652\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T04:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T04:33:13","slug":"golden-states-jimmy-butler-leaves-game-with-pelvis-contusion-and-his-status-for-game-3-is-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/130652\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State’s Jimmy Butler leaves game with pelvis contusion and his status for Game 3 is unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON (AP) \u2014 Golden State\u2019s Jimmy Butler sustained a pelvis contusion after taking a hard fall on a foul by Amen Thompson late in the first quarter and missed the rest of the Warriors\u2019 109-94 loss to the Houston Rockets<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Coach Steve Kerr said he wasn\u2019t sure if Butler would be available for Game 3 on Saturday. He\u2019s scheduled to have an MRI exam Thursday. <\/p>\n

\u201cJimmy always says he\u2019s going to be fine,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cBut we have to wait to see with the MRI.\u201d<\/p>\n

Butler was injured when Thompson was pushed into his legs as he jumped to try and grab a rebound. Both players crashed to the court in the collision, but Butler stayed down longer than Thompson.<\/p>\n

He eventually got up and slowly walked to the other end of the court to shoot free throws. Butler made 1 of 2 and was soon taken out of the game and immediately headed to the locker room. <\/p>\n

Kerr doesn\u2019t believe that Thompson intended to hurt Butler. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t think there was anything wrong with the play,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cIt was just one of those plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Butler, who had three points and two rebounds before leaving, had 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists in Golden State\u2019s 95-85 win in Game 1.<\/p>\n

Kerr said it\u2019s way too early for him to think about what the Warriors will do if Butler can\u2019t go Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully Jimmy will be able to play, but if not we have to go through our options and put together a plan,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Golden State\u2019s Brandin Podziemski, who sat out for much of the first half dealing with a stomach ailment, returned in the third quarter. Kerr said before the game that the starting guard was struggling with a stomach problem because of something he ate and said afterward that he received an IV at halftime. <\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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