April 20, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors run the court on the Jimmy Butler III (10) during the second quarter against Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. Compulsory Credit: Troy Tormina-Imgon Picture ESPN reported that Golden State Warriors are expected to return to Jimmy Butler for Game 4 of the first round playoff series of their western conference against Houston Rockets, when she missed the game 3 with a left pelvic context, ESPN said.
In addition to the pelvic injury, Butler was also experiencing the grief of glute, as he was knocked on his back, chasing the rocket in the 10th minute of 109-94 in Game 2 and knocked on his back and did not return.
Without Butler in Game 3, the warriors rebound a 104-93 win behind 36 points from Stephen Curry and would be home again on Monday and will be seen to take a 3–1 series lead on Monday.
Butler, 35, scored 17.9 points with 5.5 rebounds and received 5.9 assistance in 30 regular-season games for Warriors, as he was acquired in a trade from Miami Heat on 6 February. He scored 14.0 points in the first two matches of the current series with 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assistance.
In the 14 career season, mainly with Chicago Bulls (2011–17) and Heat (2019–25), Butler scored 18.3 points with 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assistance. He has been named All-Star six times and earned the All-NBA Second-Team Award in 2023.
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