Warriors star Jimmy Butler's season over after devastating knee injury against Heat

Golden State Warriors prima Jimmy Butler is retired for the remainder of the 2025-26 play aft tearing an ACL, his cause confirmed.

Butler was injured successful Monday night’s crippled against the Miami Heat.

It was a 135-112 triumph for Golden State, but it came astatine a superior terms fixed Butler’s prima status.

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Jimmy Butler III of the Golden State Warriors is helped disconnected the tribunal aft helium collided with Davion Mitchell of the Miami Heat and injured his genu during the 3rd 4th astatine Chase Center Jan. 19, 2026, successful San Francisco. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, told ESPN the wounded was a "gut punch," but helium remained optimistic for the 36-year-old.

"I firmly judge that this is simply a portion of the journey, and we can’t lone expect to instrumentality the bully things retired of it," Lee said to the outlet. "We’ve watched beingness hap to countless others, and present it’s his crook to look this. It’s however beingness works.

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"I’ve known for implicit 10 years present that Jimmy is going to triumph a title earlier helium is done. My content successful that is unwavering."

Butler besides posted astir his wounded successful a affirmative airy contempt the situation, saying successful an Instagram station helium would beryllium "back earlier you cognize it."

Jimmy Butler III of the Golden State Warriors is looked astatine by Stephen Curry (30) and Quinten Post (21) aft Butler collided with Davion Mitchell of the Miami Heat and injured his genu during the 3rd 4th astatine Chase Center Jan. 19, 2026, successful San Francisco. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The wounded happened successful the 3rd 4th of a Warriors-Heat crippled Monday night. Butler caught a walk adjacent the hoop and landed awkwardly connected his close leg. He fell to the tribunal instantly aft contact, and though a foul was called, helium didn’t get up.

Butler grabbed his close knee, and Warriors caput manager Steve Kerr called a timeout to look astatine his All-Star forward.

Butler was screaming successful pain, showing that the wounded was serious. After immoderate time, Butler was helped disconnected the tribunal by a mates Warriors teammates and led to the tunnel, wherever helium couldn’t enactment immoderate value connected his close leg.

"Praying for the champion arsenic acold arsenic scans," Warriors prima Steph Curry said astatine the time.

This marks a 3rd important genu wounded for Butler, who had a meniscus teardrop successful 2018 and an MCL sprain past season. He had been playing good with the Warriors done 37 games this season, averaging 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists.

Golden State Warriors guardant Jimmy Butler III goes down with a genu wounded during the 3rd 4th against the Miami Heat astatine Chase Center Jan. 19, 2026. (Kelley L Cox/Imagn Images)

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The Warriors whitethorn request to marque immoderate moves if they privation to propulsion toward different NBA title. They are 25-19 aft the triumph Monday nighttime and are eighth successful the Western Conference.

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