Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler left the game on Thursday, April 3 during the regular NBA game at Crypto.com arena with a potential left arm injury. The incident occurred in the middle of the third quarter, leaving 5:24 minutes and Butler did not return to the game. Later he saw him back on the bench with his left arm and hand wrapped.
In 24 minutes of the game, Butler published four points, three rebounds, one assistant and two theft. He fired 2-for-5 from the field and missed his only three-point attempt.
The team carefully monitors his condition
According to Athletic’s Anthony Slater: “Jimmy Butler was in the dressing room for a while. He had problems with his left arm/hand. The warriors’ bench just looked down the tunnel to get into the game.”
Jimmy Butler was in the dressing room for a while. He had problems with his left arm/hand. Bench Warriors just looked down the tunnel to enter the game. So far no look at him. – Anthony Slater (@antonyvslater) April 4, 2025
ESPN Ohm Youngmisuk also confirmed that Butler had returned to the dressing room earlier in the second half and at that time he did not return to court.
Butler’s presence had a measurable impact since arrival from Miami. The warriors are now 19-4 with him in the line-up. Its averages this season costs 17.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 45.3% of the field and 23.2% behind the arch.
Although it is not known for volume scoring or long distance shooting, Butler’s defense thinking and leadership contributed to the recent Golden State increase in the Western Conference ranking.
No official update on the state of injury so far
Golden State is scheduled to host Denver Nuggets on Friday evening. There was no official statement on Butler’s availability for this game or the seriousness of his injury.
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Aashish vashistha
Published on:
April 4, 2025
