In their Game 2 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors finished the contest without one of their core pieces. After a hard fall caused by contact with Amen Thompson while going for a rebound, Jimmy Butler exited the game and entered the locker room. Butler was later ruled out for the remainder of the game with a pelvis contusion.
After returning to the Bay Area, Butler underwent an MRI on Thursday. Following his MRI, the Warriors provided an injury update for Butler, including his status for Game 3 in San Francisco on Saturday.
According to the Warriors, Butler’s MRI confirmed he suffered a pelvis and deep gluteal muscle contusion. Butler is questionable for Saturday’s Game 3 against the Rockets.
According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Butler’s status for Game 3 is in “serious jeopardy.”
With Butler sidelined in Game 2, Steve Kerr turned to Jonathan Kuminga. The fourth-year wing tallied 11 points in 26 minutes off the bench. Gui Santos, Buddy Hield and Pat Spencer, Quinten Post and Kevon Looney all played double-figure minutes off the bench in Game 2.
The Warriors will host Game 3 on Saturday at San Francisco’s Chase Center at 6:30 p.m. PT.
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