Jimmy Butler questioned for Warriors-Rockets Game 3 after a strenuous fall

Warriors Striker Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable to play 3 from the first round of Golden State first round of playoffs against Houston Rockets After he held a pelvic contusion in a frightening fall during the game 2.

Butler flew home from Houston and on Thursday he filed a MRI exam in the bay area, which revealed that he had injured the pelvis and had a deep contusion of the gluteal muscle. The team announced an update on Friday, with the best of seven series related to a single game of a piece while transferring to Chase Center in San Francisco for a match 3 on Saturday night. The 4th game is Monday.

“If Jimmy is not, we have to reconsider everything,” said coach Steve Kerr, “like rotations, which begins the best combinations and all those things.”

Butler, who made pressure Stephen Curry Contributing to both ends since they had gained him from Miami within the commercial deadline, it was difficult to fall when Amen reduced Amen Thompson in the first quarter, and then missed the rest of the Warriors 109-94 Game 2 on Wednesday night.

Butler tried to secure a jump when Thompson undercuts him and sent him Warriors Star high in the air so he went straight to the tail bone. Both players knocked on the floor with a collision, and Butler growled with pain, grabbing his back. He briefly remained to shoot two free throws before going to the locker room.

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“Obviously, it is a huge part of what they do,” said coach Rockets the name of the widow. “The insulating scorer, Cross matches, he likes to hunt them, so you can accept Curry a little with him, not in the field. And I think we did it for the most part.”

Houston Dillon Brooks On Friday, he defended Thompson that he had played honestly and instead said, “I think the dirty player is Draymond (Green).”

In the Golden State 1 victory, Butler had 25 points in firing 10 for 19, seven rebounds, six assists and five stolen balls in 42 minutes of action. The Warriors have been 25-9 since Butler debuted in Chicago on February 8, including 23-8 in the regular part of the season, winning the tournament in games over Memphis and two matches facing Houston.

Now, if necessary, Kerr will do his best to use the depth that has been such assets all season.

Jonathan Kuming They were not on the field at all in the previous three games, but was invited to rotate with Butler Hurt, and Brandin Podzieski He played through illness with his team with short hands-and receiving intravenous fluid at halftime.

“I have had it several times and you know exactly what it is.” But that definitely changed the dynamics of our insult. He and BP played combined for 21 minutes, so somehow he switched all the rotations. “

Associated press reporting.

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