{"id":421155,"date":"2026-01-20T09:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421155\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:51:14","slug":"jimmy-butler-out-for-season-with-right-knee-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421155\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Butler out for season with right knee injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Warriors star Jimmy Butler is helped off the court after injuring his right knee Monday night.<\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) \u2014\u00a0Warriors star Jimmy Butler was helped off the court\u00a0with a right knee injury at the 7:41 mark of the third quarter of Monday\u2019s game against his former Miami team.<\/p>\n

Butler was scheduled for an MRI exam and the team didn\u2019t plan an update on his status until Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Even then, reports emerged overnight that Butler could be out for the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, an injury with a months-long recovery process. ESPN was first to report<\/a> the news.<\/p>\n

Breaking: Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler has suffered a season-ending torn right ACL, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com\/WIbPQqubfJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Can confirm that Jimmy Butler suffered a season-ending torn ACL against Miami. ESPN first. An absolutely brutal blow for Jimmy and the Warriors.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sam Amick (@sam_amick) January 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Butler was hurt moments after catching a pass in the paint when he went down hard and awkwardly following a collision with the Heat\u2019s Davion Mitchell \u2014 who was called for a foul. After the play, Butler was asking for two free throws, a positive sign to coach Steve Kerr that his spirits were good and \u201chopefully that\u2019s a good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all really concerned but we\u2019ll know more after the MRI,\u201d Kerr said postgame. \u201cEverybody is subdued because of the injury, waiting to hear the news.\u201d<\/p>\n

Butler\u2019s knee buckled upon his landing and he grimaced and grabbed at his knee while down for a couple of minutes. He needed teammates Gary Payton II and Buddy Hield to escort him off the court and to the locker room after the fall on the Warriors\u2019 offensive end. When he finally got up with assistance, he was unable to put any pressure on his knee.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Butler had to be helped to the locker room after appearing to injury his knee pic.twitter.com\/sOSpAxbbAP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) January 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something you hadn\u2019t seen before, usually you expect him get up and even if he can\u2019t finish the game just get off the sideline. I just told him to take his time and figure out what he needed in that moment,\u201d Stephen Curry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of funny he was still cracking jokes over there while he was on the ground in true Jimmy fashion. He\u2019s always going to have a good time no matter the situation is. I do love that perspective and that part of his personality, even in the worst of moment he\u2019s still having a good time. He was trying to get to the free-throw line, he said it was two shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

In just under 21 minutes, Butler had 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting, four assists and three rebounds. He is Golden State\u2019s second-leading scorer behind Curry, having averaged 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists entering the week.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an alpha. He\u2019s one of those guys in the league who everybody else in the gym knows that\u2019s the guy,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cHe has that presence but he also has that game where we can play through him possession after possession. So, assuming we\u2019ll be without him for a little bit, we\u2019re going to miss him, we\u2019ve got a lot of players who can play and we\u2019re showing our depth right now. We\u2019ll just wait for the news to figure out what\u2019s next.\u201d<\/p>\n