The Golden State Warriors may be without guard Jimmy Butler when they face the Houston Rockets on Saturday in Game 3 of their first-round NBA playoff series.
Butler left Game 2 on Wednesday night late in the first quarter after taking a hard fall on a rebound attempt and landing on his tailbone.
An MRI on Thursday revealed Butler has a ‘pelvis and deep gluteal muscle contusion.’ He is officially questionable for Game 3, the Warriors said.
The Rockets prevailed 109-94 in Game 2 to even the series at one game apiece. The series now shifts to San Francisco for Games 3 and 4.
After Wednesday’s game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr declined to speculate on who would fill Butler’s spot in the lineup if he were unavailable for Game 3 – though he did concede, ‘If Jimmy’s out, we have to rethink everything.’
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