{"id":712857,"date":"2026-04-18T01:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/712857\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T01:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:39:16","slug":"why-jimmy-butler-isnt-playing-tonight-for-warriors-or-in-playoffs-with-injury-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/712857\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Jimmy Butler isn’t playing tonight for Warriors or in playoffs with injury news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Jimmy Butler isn’t playing tonight for Warriors or in playoffs with injury news<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Butler<\/a> is supposed to be Stephen Curry<\/a>‘s sidekick.<\/p>\n

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Instead, the two-way star can only watch as the Golden State Warriors<\/a> try to navigate the 2026 postseason.<\/p>\n

Butler was a prominent sideline clapper during the first game of the play-in tournament as Steph stole the show down the stretch to keep the Warriors’ season alive.<\/p>\n

It’s going to have to keep being the Curry show, because there is no Butler show the rest of the way this season.<\/p>\n

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Why isn’t Jimmy Butler playing?<\/p>\n

Butler is out with an injury for a while.<\/p>\n

He tore the ACL in his right knee on Jan. 19.<\/p>\n

Even at its best, that’s a nine-month recovery. It’s not clear whether Butler will be ready for opening night of the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

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In the meantime, Golden State had a few months to figure out how to navigate things without him. It’s clearly not ideal, but it probably would’ve been trickier if Butler’s injury happened later in the regular season.<\/p>\n

Curry is still capable of putting a team on his back. Butler would love to join in the fun again next season, but for now, all he can do is be supportive from the sideline.<\/p>\n

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