Jimmy Butler has been ruled out after suffering pelvic contusion on a hard fall during the first quarter of Game 2 of the first round series between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. Butler was undercut in the air by Rockets guard Amen Thompson while securing a rebound,

This the situation in which the Golden State Warriors find themselves, having dropped Game 2 to the Houston Rockets, 109-94, on Wednesday and facing the possibility of having to move forward in this series without Jimmy Butler,

The Golden State Warriors had to play three quarters without Jimmy Butler in Game 2 against the Houston Rockets. The six-time All-Star exited during the first quarter after falling hard on his tailbone in a collision with Amen Thompson.