Butler has history with this kind of injury. In the 2023 playoffs with the Miami Heat, he suffered a similar glute injury against Milwaukee. He missed the end of Game 3, but returned in Game 4 — gutting through the pain and leading the Heat to a first-round upset.

On Saturday evening, the Golden State Warriors will host the Houston Rockets for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. For the game, the Warriors will be without one of their best players, as Jimmy Butler has been ruled out.

Butler averaged 17.9 points, 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds in 30 regular season games for the Warriors after coming over in a deadline trade from the Miami Heat. He scored 25 points in Golden State's Game 1 victory and had chipped in three points before exiting Wednesday's matchup.