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The Golden State Warriors needed someone to step up for Game 3 against the Houston Rockets with Jimmy Butler sidelined with a deep glute contusion. And while Stephen Curry, who finished with 36 points, can always be penciled in for a high-scoring performance, the Dubs needed someone else to kick in on offense. The Warriors […]

The Golden State Warriors pulled off a Game 3 win against the Houston Rockets at home, defeating them 104-93. It was Stephen Curry who shined when the lights were the brightest, as always, scoring 36 points and helping the team to victory. He had to give the game everything he had, as Jimmy Butler was […]

With Jimmy Butler sidelined due to a pelvic contusion, the Golden State Warriors needed someone to step up alongside Stephen Curry in Saturday night’s critical Game 3 matchup against the Houston Rockets. Enter Buddy Hield — and he made sure to have some fun with it afterward. After the Warriors’ 104-93 victory, Hield jokingly compared […]

Jimmy Butler did not play in the Golden State Warriors’ 104-93 Game 3 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night due to his deep gluteal muscle contusion. The Warriors star suffered this injury in the team’s Game 2 loss after a scary-looking fall while attempting to grab a rebound. There was a lot of […]

The Golden State Warriors are preparing for a pivotal Game 3 matchup against the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, with tip-off scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Ahead of the contest, the Warriors initially listed Jimmy Butler III as questionable with a left pelvic contusion. Butler suffered the injury during the Warriors’ 109-94 loss […]

The Golden State Warriors have returned home for Game 3 against the Houston Rockets, and they’re looking to gain an advantage in the series. Jimmy Butler suffered a pelvis and deep gluteal muscle contusion early in Game 2, and his status is up in the air for the Warriors. He’s been listed as day-to-day, but […]

Fans expected physicality and testiness in the NBA playoffs showdown between the No. 2-seeded Houston Rockets and No. 7 Golden State Warriors, but tension could be nearing a boiling point following Jimmy Butler’s pelvic injury. Defensive stalwart Amen Thompson collided into an airborne Butler during the first quarter of Houston’s Game 2 win. The veteran […]

The Golden State Warriors have a battle on their hands in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. They are all square with the Houston Rockets, with one win apiece as the series shifts to the Golden State. But things became much more difficult when Jimmy Butler went down early in Game 2 with an […]

The Golden State Warriors are in the middle of the NBA Playoffs as they look to take down the Houston Rockets in the first round. A big reason they’re even in this position is due to the acquisition of Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline, but he wasn’t the only star they called about. Milwaukee […]

Golden State Warriors star forward Jimmy Butler suffered a pelvis contusion during Wednesday night’s 109-94 loss to the Houston Rockets in Game 2 of their first-round series. Butler flew separately from the team immediately following this loss to undergo an MRI on Thursday morning in San Francisco. Upon undergoing further imaging on Thursday, it has […]

As Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler suffered a pelvic injury off a hard fall early in the Game 2 loss to the Houston Rockets, there are fans worried about the immediate playing status of the newcomer. Trying to fill in the void for Butler, Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga returned to action after not playing […]

When Jimmy Butler was ruled out of Wednesday’s game, the Golden State Warriors looked like a shell of themselves. However, one Warriors fan sees some light amid the darkness. Jimmy had the same type of injury vs the Bucks in 2023, that series ended with him scoring 56 & 42 points back to back games. […]

In the aftermath of a chippy Game 2 for Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors against the Houston Rockets, the latter evened their first-round series 1-1 after a 109-94 win Wednesday night. In a playoff matchup on the road, Warriors’ Jimmy Butler suffered a pelvic injury, and his head coach, Steve Kerr, addressed Green’s […]

The Golden State Warriors will be going back home with the series tied, as they were defeated 109-94 in Game 2 against the Houston Rockets. The Warriors were fighting from behind most of the game, but things got scary when Jimmy Butler took a hard fall after Amen Thompson came from under him as he […]

The Golden State Warriors saw their postseason lives flash before their eyes when Jimmy Butler hit the floor during the first quarter of Game 2 vs. the Houston Rockets. After being undercut by Amen Thompson on a rebound attempt, Butler landed hard on his pelvis and writhed in pain on the floor. He was ruled […]

Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs series between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors went down on Wednesday night in Houston, and while the score was never very close, there was still a lot to talk about. After losing Game 1, the Rockets absolutely had to have this game at home, and they […]

There’s no denying Game 2 took a huge turn when Jimmy Butler took a scary fall onto the hardwood. And while Butler suffered a pelvic contusion after being undercut by a falling Amen Thompson, which puts his availability for Game 3 in question, it shouldn’t completely overshadow the Golden State Warriors’ major issues in their 109-94 […]

Game 2 between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors is going down in Houston on Wednesday night, and the first half was full of drama. One of the biggest moments of the game was when Jimmy Butler went down after a collision with Amen Thompson. Thompson ended up falling underneath Butler while he was […]

The Golden State Warriors are looking to take control of their first-round series against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night after stealing Game 1, but that task quickly got much tougher. With the Rockets holding a first-quarter lead, Warriors star Jimmy Butler went up for a rebound and got undercut by Amen Thompson before landing […]

The Golden State Warriors opened their 2025 NBA Playoffs campaign with a 95-85 victory over the Houston Rockets on Easter Sunday, but head coach Steve Kerr acknowledged a key adjustment he must make heading into Game 2. Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Kerr admitted he mishandled Jimmy Butler III’s minutes in the series opener, despite Butler’s […]

The Golden State Warriors’ goal heading into Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets was to pick up a win. As the seven-seed, Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry knew that setting the tone early in this series and breaking home-court advantage would allow the Warriors to create a lot of momentum […]

The Golden State Warriors opened their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets with a hard-fought 95-85 victory on Sunday night, and once again, it was the team’s new dynamic duo of Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler that led the way. After the game, Butler gushed over Curry’s ability to create “chaos” and make things […]

It wasn’t the prettiest win, but the self-proclaimed Batman and Robin duo of Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler stole Game 1. The Golden State Warriors edged out the Houston Rockets in a 95-85 rock fight. Curry finished with a game-high 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting. Next to him, Butler collected a historical statline with 25 […]

The Golden State Warriors’ championship hopes looked dead in the water prior to pulling off the Jimmy Butler trade. Without Butler, the Warriors relied so much on Stephen Curry to do everything, and at 37 years of age, that doesn’t seem to be a fair ask of him anymore. But with Butler embracing the “Robin” […]

Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler played tag-team in the Golden State Warriors’ 95-85 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the West First Round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Sunday night. Curry and Butler combined for 56 points, making up over half of the Warriors’ scoring throughout the game. They shot 22-of-38 […]

Jimmy Butler was ferociously historic in the Golden State Warriors’ 95-85 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the West First Round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Sunday night. In 42 minutes of action, Butler put up a stat line of 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and five steals. He shot […]

Ever since the Miami Heat traded Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors, there’s no doubt that the attention has been on his success with the team. With the Heat facing the Hawks in the play-in tournament on Friday, head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about the players in the return package via the trade that […]

Jimmy Butler was not destined for greatness. He had to grind his way toward a potential Hall of Fame career. The Houston, Texas native became homeless at just 13 years old after his mother kicked him out, was not highly recruited out of high school and barely got drafted in the first round of the […]

The Golden State Warriors may be entering the playoffs as the seventh-seed heading into their first-round matchup against the Houston Rockets, but there is no way anyone is going to be underestimating what they’re capable of. After all, they still have Stephen Curry leading the way and he now has Jimmy Butler as his self-declared […]

Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem had a lot of praise for Jimmy Butler following his dominant display in the Play-In Tournament. He even went as far as to put him over LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in one area. Butler had whatever he wanted in the Golden State Warriors’ 121-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies […]

It’s safe to say that Jonathan Kuminga isn’t in the best of terms with the Golden State Warriors coaching staff; the Warriors, in two must-win games, decided to bench the 22-year-old forward completely. This is a stunning turn of events, as Kuminga has long been touted as an important part of the team’s core and […]

The Houston Rockets may have gotten one of the unluckiest draws in recent memory by earning the No. 2 seed in a year when the Golden State Warriors are the No. 7 seed. Since the All-Star break, Golden State has gone 21-7, the second-best record in the Western Conference in that span. Houston will attempt […]

Before Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler revealed how to beat the Houston Rockets in the opening round of the playoffs, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr discussed how Butler revolutionized his offense. After he scored a game-high 38 points in a 121-116 win against the Memphis Grizzlies, propelling his team to victory, Jimmy demonstrated how […]

Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116, punching their ticket into the playoffs. They’ll face the Houston Rockets in a first-round series. After Tuesday’s win, Butler discussed the Warriors’ previous meeting with the Rockets and feels confident in Golden State’s chances to succeed. The Rockets beat the Warriors 106-96 on […]

The Golden State Warriors are back in the playoffs after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 in the Play-In Tournament. The Warriors will now go on to face the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, and they have what they need to make the series interesting. The Warriors increased their chances of competing […]

Draymond Green has been campaigning for the Defensive Player of the Year award for weeks. With the Golden State Warriors rising to one of the best defensive teams in the league, Green’s words have been backed by his great defensive players on the court. The arrival of Jimmy Butler to the Warriors’ lineup has also […]

It is safe to say that Jimmy Butler has worked out wonderfully for both him and the Golden State Warriors. In a must-win play-in tournament game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Playoff Jimmy shined bright, collecting a game-high 38 points to lead the Warriors to a 121-116 victory. While 38 points feel like a dime-a-dozen in […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t have to make things so difficult on themselves on Tuesday night, but they came out on top anyway. After seeing a 20-point lead slip away in the second half, Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler came up big down the stretch to get a massive 121-116 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. […]

Although the NBA playoffs have not yet officially arrived, Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler are already living up to their reputations. They led the Golden State Warriors to a hard-fought 121-116 victory versus the Memphis Grizzlies in Tuesday’s NBA Play-In Tournament showdown, propelling them to a postseason meeting with the Houston Rockets. Butler showed up […]