Jimmy Butler exits Warriors vs. Thunder game at halftime due to knee injury

Jimmy Butler exits Warriors vs. Thunder game at halftime due to knee injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

After a trip to the Warriors’ locker room in the second quarter, Jimmy Butler was not on the floor to begin the second half of Golden State’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night at Chase Center.

Advertisement

The Warriors star ultimately was ruled out of the game with a sore left knee near the end of the third quarter.

Butler originally was listed as questionable for the game with a glute contusion after a hard fall in Saturday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans, but was cleared to play shortly before Tuesday’s tip-off. He appeared to be in discomfort following a play — which included losing his shoe — with 6:36 to go in the first half before heading to the Warriors’ locker room, and he then returned to the bench shortly after.

Butler didn’t come out of the locker room following the halftime break, however, and Gary Payton II started the second half in Butler’s place as Golden State trailed 63-44 against the defending NBA champions.

Advertisement

Up until his exit, Butler had scored six points on 2-of-7 shooting with three rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes of play. The Warriors already are without Steph Curry in Tuesday’s game, who is missing time with a quad contusion.

Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jimmy-butler-exits-warriors-vs-215247682.html

Author :

Publish date : 2025-12-02 21:52:00

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.