The Golden State striker, Jimmy Butler, will not return to game 2 of the First Round series of the Warriors West Conference with the Houston Rockets. He was diagnosed with a contusion of pelvis, according to the Warriors PR.
Butler left the game and was the costume tasks shortly after taking a tough fall in a lack of Ames Thompson at the end of the first quarter on Wednesday night.
It was not clear what Butler’s injury was at the time while walking, cautiously, to the locker room.
Butler was injured when Thompson was pushed by his legs as he jumped to try to grab a rebound. Both players crashed at the court on the collision, Butler stayed longer than Thompson.
Hey, got up and walked slowly to the other end of the court to shoot free throws. Butler made 1 or 2 and was soon tasks outside the game and immediately went to the locker room.
There was no immediate update about his condition.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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