Jimmy Butler had to go to the locker room during Game 2 of the Warriors’ series with the Houston Rockets. He suffered a tailbone injury, and ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk reports that he’s struggling to move. But guess who the Dubs Nation blames for this injury? A hint: it’s not a Houston Rockets player. No, the Dubs Nation blames one of their own for this injury to Butler. And that player is the notorious Draymond Green.
Yes, the Bay Area faithful believe Jimmy Butler’s injury was the result of Draymond Green’s actions. You could call Jimmy ’s fall “scary,” but that barely scratches the surface. It happened in the thick of a rebounding scramble—Jimmy went up strong, and as he came down, he didn’t just fall… he was launched.
Amen Thompson, trying to contest the board, got boxed out—badly—by Draymond Green, who shoved the rookie right into Butler’s landing path. The result? Thompson’s body slid right under Jimmy mid-air, like a rogue tackle in slow motion. The collision sent Butler flipping over, his legs knocked out from under him.
If you froze the moment in a photo, it’d look like someone was hoisting a kid onto their shoulders—except here, Butler wasn’t being lifted, he was being catapulted. His neck snapped back, limbs flailing, and when he hit the floor—tailbone first—it wasn’t just painful to watch. It was violent. His entire frame jolted from the impact, a ragdoll crash that made you wince even before the slow-mo replay kicked in!
Jimmy Butler hit the ground hard after being undercut by Amen Thompson pic.twitter.com/Icd2wBF50U
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 24, 2025
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