What happened to Jimmy Butler? Warriors superstar suffers gruesome injury in Game 2 vs. Rockets

Jimmy Butler went down with an injury in the first quarter of Game 2 of their first-round series against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Butler was one of the players who took the brunt of Houston's physicality as he landed heavily on his backside after colliding with Amen Thompson.

The veteran forward was on the floor writhing in pain and later left the court as he headed to the locker room. Early into the second quarter, he was reportedly ruled out for the remainder of the game with a pelvic contusion.

Butler had three points and two rebounds while shooting 1-2 from the field in his eight minutes. He was replaced by Jonathan Kuminga.

Brandin Podziemski (stomach illness), meanwhile, was listed as questionableafter he looked worse for wear in the first quarter.

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Jimmy Butler likely to undergo MRI after suffering pelvic contusion

The Athletic's Anthony Slater reported that Jimmy Butler was expected to undergo an MRI after his pelvic contusion. He added that the team's stars Steph Curry and Jonathan Kuminga suffered similar injuries and missed time.

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"MRI expected tomorrow for Jimmy Butler, per source. Warriors have dealt with a couple of these pelvic contusions recently after similar falls from Steph Curry and Jonathan Kuminga. Curry missed two games. Kuminga missed one. Then it became a pain management issue."

The Warriors struggled without Butler on both ends of the floor. His ability to create halfcourt offense and play hard on defense were absent as Golden State was forced to play catch-up for the remainder of the game. At the time of writing, there's no word on Butler's status for Games 3 and 4 with the action moving to the Warriors' home turf.

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