Jimmy Butler made an early exit in Game 2 against the Rockets on Wednesday night.
The Warriors star took a tough fall late in the primary quarter while going up for a rebound that led to a violent fall onto the court, with Butler in visible pain.
Golden State announced shortly after that Butler was done for the night due to a pelvis contusion, though its unclear how serious the injury is.
The injury occurred with 2:28 left in the primary quarter when Butler got undercut by Houston’s Amen Thompson under the basket.
Thompson was attempting to get by one other Warriors player and fell forward, taking out Butler’s legs in the method and sending him flailing to the bottom and landing hard on his rear end.
The autumn was so hard that a loud thud may very well be heard when Butler hit the ground.
He immediately rolled over, grabbing his rear end before lying on the bottom in clear pain.
Butler attempted to stay in the sport, but when it became clear he couldn’t move the best way he desired to, he got here out and went to the team’s locker room.
The Athletic reported that Butler walked gingerly from the X-ray room back to the Golden State locker room, followed by his agent, Bernie Lee, and his trainer, Armando Rivas.
General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. was also spotted checking on Butler.
Butler played just eight minutes before the injury and had three points on 1-of-2 shooting from the ground.
The Rockets were leading the Warriors 22-15 on the time of the injury.
Butler wasn’t the just one to depart in the primary quarter, with guard Brandin Podziemski also coming out of the sport due to a stomach ailment.
He was listed as questionable to return, and Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters before the sport that Podziemski was coping with a stomach issue from something he ate.
