"He leaped to grab an entry pass in the middle of the paint and collided with Heat guard Davion Mitchell, and his right knee appeared to twist on the landing, sending him sprawling to the floor in agony. Butler remained down for a couple of minutes as his teammates surrounded him in a stunned Chase Center. Butler was eventually pulled to his feet and slowly helped to the locker room, unable to put weight on his right leg."
"The team ruled him out with the knee injury several minutes later. Butler suffered a meniscus tear in 2018 and an MCL sprain in 2024 on the same knee. The injury comes at a particularly demoralizing time for the surging Warriors. They won 11 of their past 15 games, beginning a climb back up the standings, due in part to Butler's recent performance. Butler entered the night averaging 21.3 points on 53% shooting in January. He had 17 points in 21 minutes against his former team prior to the injury."
Jimmy Butler left Monday night's game after landing awkwardly and grabbing at his right knee, unable to place weight on the leg. The injury occurred with 7:41 remaining in the third quarter after a collision with Heat guard Davion Mitchell that appeared to twist his knee. Teammates surrounded Butler as he remained down, and he was helped to the locker room with Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy following. The team ruled him out several minutes later. Butler previously suffered a meniscus tear in 2018 and an MCL sprain in 2024 on the same knee. The injury halts a recent surge during which he averaged 21.3 points on 53% shooting in January and helped the Warriors win 11 of 15 games.
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