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Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III, middle, is helped up by teammates during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu)<\/p>\n
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SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler will require surgery and miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee during the third quarter of a 135-112 victory over his former Miami team.<\/p>\n
The Warriors made the announcement Tuesday ahead of their home game against Toronto.<\/p>\n
Butler was hurt Monday night moments after catching a pass in the paint when he went down hard and awkwardly following a collision with the Heat\u2019s Davion Mitchell \u2014 who was called for a foul. After the play, Butler was asking for two free throws, a positive sign to coach Steve Kerr that his spirits were good.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all really concerned, but we\u2019ll know more after the MRI,\u201d Kerr said, well before the results were known. \u201cEverybody is subdued because of the injury, waiting to hear the news.\u201d<\/p>\n
The news was not good, and now Golden State \u2014 with about two weeks until the trade deadline \u2014 will have decisions to make about how to handle the remainder of the season without Butler.<\/p>\n
Butler\u2019s knee buckled upon his landing and he grimaced and grabbed at the knee while down for a couple of minutes. He needed teammates Gary Payton II and Buddy Hield to escort him off the court and to the locker room after the fall on the Warriors\u2019 offensive end. When he finally got up with assistance, he was unable to put any pressure on his knee.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something you hadn\u2019t seen before, usually you expect him get up and even if he can\u2019t finish the game just get off the sideline. I just told him to take his time and figure out what he needed in that moment,\u201d Stephen Curry said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of funny he was still cracking jokes over there while he was on the ground in true Jimmy fashion. He\u2019s always going to have a good time no matter the situation is. I do love that perspective and that part of his personality, even in the worst of moment he\u2019s still having a good time. He was trying to get to the free-throw line, he said it was two shots.\u201d<\/p>\n
In just under 21 minutes, Butler had 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting, four assists and three rebounds. He is Golden State\u2019s second-leading scorer behind Curry, having averaged 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists entering the week.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s an alpha. He\u2019s one of those guys in the league who everybody else in the gym knows that\u2019s the guy,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cHe has that presence but he also has that game where we can play through him possession after possession. So, assuming we\u2019ll be without him for a little bit, we\u2019re going to miss him, we\u2019ve got a lot of players who can play and we\u2019re showing our depth right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
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