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Jimmy Butler #10 of the Golden State Warriors shoots a free throw during the game against the Houston Rockets on February 13, 2025 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Logan Riely, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP 

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 13: Jimmy Butler #10 of the Golden State Warriors shoots a free throw during the game against the Houston Rockets on February 13, 2025 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Logan Riely / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1745639846570AFP__20250214__2198764863__v1__Preview__GoldenStateWarriorsVHoustonRockets.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jimmy Butler #10 of the Golden State Warriors shoots a free throw during the game against the Houston Rockets on February 13, 2025 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Logan Riely, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP "/>Jimmy Butler #10 of the Golden State Warriors shoots a free throw during the game against the Houston Rockets on February 13, 2025 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Logan Riely, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP </div>LOS ANGELES -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he&#x27;s &quot;relatively optimistic&quot; forward Jimmy Butler will play Game 3 of their NBA playoff series against Houston despite suffering a pelvic contusion in Game 2.Butler took a hard fall on a first-quarter foul by Houston&#x27;s Amen Thompson on Wednesday and had an MRI exam on Thursday that revealed the extent of the injury.With the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series tied at one game apiece, Butler was listed as &quot;questionable&quot; for Saturday&#x27;s Game 3 in San Francisco.&quot;I&#x27;m relatively optimistic,&quot; Kerr said Friday. &quot;I mean, it&#x27;s Jimmy, and we know he&#x27;s willing to play through anything.&quot;So we&#x27;ll see. This is a day-to-day thing for sure, and we&#x27;ll see how he feels tomorrow.&quot;But I think there&#x27;s a chance he plays.&quot;Butler, who came down hard on his tailbone when Thompson hit him as he rose to grab a rebound, stayed in the game long enough to shoot two free throws then departed and didn&#x27;t return.The Rockets won 109-94 to level the series.Butler averaged 17.9 points, 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds in 30 regular season games for the Warriors after arriving in a February trade from Miami.He scored 25 points in the Warriors&#x27; game one victory over the Rockets.Kerr acknowledged that his continuing absence would require adjustments, but wouldn&#x27;t alter the Warriors&#x27; plan of attack against the Rockets.&quot;There&#x27;s not two game plans, but two rotations,&quot; Kerr said. &quot;The game plan doesn&#x27;t change.&quot;<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Jimmy Butler took a hard fall on a first-quarter foul by Houston's Amen Thompson on Wednesday and had an MRI exam on Thursday that revealed the extent of the injury. #NBA #NBAplayoffs

Jimmy Butler took a hard fall on a first-quarter foul by Houston's Amen Thompson on Wednesday and had an MRI exam on Thursday that revealed the extent of the injury. #NBA #NBAplayoffs

NBA: Warriors coach Kerr 'relatively optimistic' injured Butler will play in Game 3

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NBA: Warriors coach Kerr 'relatively optimistic' injured Butler will play in Game 3

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Published Apr 26, 2025 11:58 AM PHT

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