With Stephen Curry out, the Warriors put all their hopes on Jimmy Butler heading into last night’s Wolves clash. A win would tie the series and force Game 6, on track for Steph’s potential return from the hamstring injury. But Jimmy failed to answer the call. He was a non-factor in the game, finishing with just 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting. As a result, the Bay Area team lost and sure enough, many blamed Butler for it. Turns out, there was a concerning reason behind his underwhelming performance.
As revealed by Steve Kerr, Jimmy was suffering from an illness, which the Warriors did not list on the injury report. The head coach called the illness “definitely impactful” as Butler’s shot attempts dropped to nine. In the previous game, he took 26 shot attempts and scored 33 points. Even Draymond Green said postgame that Jimmy was feeling “pretty crappy” all night because of the illness and was not as vocal as he usually is.
However, Kerr confirmed that there is nothing to worry about as Jimmy is “feeling better and he’ll be ready to go tomorrow.”
Steve Kerr called Jimmy Butler’s illness yesterday “definitely impactful.” He went from 26 shots in G3 to nine in G4. Kerr: “But he’s feeling better and he’ll be ready to go tomorrow.” Steph Curry remains out but did make the trip with the team.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 14, 2025
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