"But then Jimmy Butler didn't get up. And that's the tell. Butlera bonafide NBA warlord does not stay down unless something is seriously wrong. He is granite wrapped in Nike. He doesn't show weakness as a matter of principle. So when you see a true hardman writhing on the hardwood, clutching his right knee and yelling in agony loud enough to be heard in the upper bowl, you know the script just flipped."
"But I do cover the San Francisco 49ers, spending my autumns watching ligaments snap in Santa Clara. I have an unintentional PhD in the body language of season-ending injuries. And if that injury is what I think it is what the silence in the arena suggested it is; what Butler's screams suggested it was it doesn't just ruin a Monday night for the Dubs. No, it throws everything into question for the Golden State Warriors."
Jimmy Butler suffered a sudden right-knee injury after a low-post entry and plant during a Warriors-Heat game, remaining on the floor and screaming in visible agony. Butler's reputation as a rugged competitor and tendency not to stay down made the scene especially ominous. The injury halted the Warriors' best stretch of play this season and immediately put the team's momentum and short-term outlook in jeopardy. Clinical imaging and official medical updates are still pending, leaving the possibility of a less serious outcome as the best-case scenario. A severe injury would dramatically alter Golden State's plans and standing.
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