The Warriors also announced that guard Brandin Podziemski was questionable to return to the game due to an illness, but he later returned midway through the third quarter. Two starters exiting left head coach Steve Kerr digging deep in the Warriors' bench, with 12 different players logging minutes by the time Butler was ruled out.

Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler exited Game 2 against the Houston Rockets after landing hard on his backside. He will not return Wednesday.

Golden State Warriors small forward Jimmy Butler III is out for the rest of Game 2 against the Houston Rockets Wednesday night with a pelvic contusion. Butler will undergo an MRI on Thursday. Butler's injury stemmed from a hard fall he took with just over two minutes remaining in the first quarter.

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