CHICAGO — Jimmy Butler took the court for the first time as a Warrior Saturday night, and he did so with a new-look jersey. When Butler discarded his warmup suit, the six-time All-Star revealed a distinct change to his jersey: above number 10 reads “Butler III.” “Forever and ever,” Butler said.

The Warriors had one route to relevancy remaining before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline — one last shot to find a second star to pair with Steph Curry for the last few seasons of his career. On Wednesday night, they took it. It took them long enough.

It took all of two games for Jimmy Butler to go from a team-killing pariah to a celebrated ceiling raiser in the eyes of the Warriors. All-Star Steph Curry, head coach Steve Kerr and young forward Jonathan Kuminga all offered some high praise to Golden State’s blockbuster trade acquisition after road wins on Saturday and Monday.

Jimmy Butler’s arrival means more for the Golden State Warriors than what he will produce on the floor. Warriors: Jonathan

Through four games, Jimmy Butler has brought the Golden State Warriors everything that the team could have wanted. The team has a renewed sense of life, as evidenced by going 3-1 before the NBA All-Star break.

The Golden State Warriors shed all the “passive” allegations prior to the trade deadline and made a blockbuster trade for Jimmy Butler. Butler may be 35 years of age, but he has a long track record of being an excellent postseason performer,

Ahead of the start of the Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets game, let's take a peek at the Golden State Warriors injury report to figure out whether Jimmy Butler will play tonight or not.