Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler will miss the rest of the season.
Butler jumped up for a contested pass into the paint before landing awkwardly on his right knee and falling to the ground in the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ win over the Miami Heat Monday.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Butler tore his right ACL.
Prior to leaving the game, the 36-year-old had 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting and five free throws. He had three rebounds, four assists and two steals in the game.
Butler is in his 15th NBA season and was averaging 20 points per game through 38 starts this season in his first full season with the Warriors.
After the game, Steph Curry said in a press conference that Butler was “still cracking jokes” after the injury.
“True Jimmy fashion, always having a good time no matter what the situation,” Curry said, in a video posted to X by 95.7’s Marc Grandi. “I do love that perspective and that part of his personality. Even in the worst moment, he was having a good time. He was trying to get to the free-throw line. He said it was two shots.”