Update: The Warriors have made it official.
Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III to miss remainder of 2025-26 season: pic.twitter.com/1t8xA9N9cT
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) January 20, 2026
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This is a brutal blow to the Warriors and fans of old-school basketball everywhere.
Jimmy Butler has torn his ACL and is out for the remainder of the season, according to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson, as well as multiple other sources.
Source confirms Jimmy Butler has a torn ACL and his season is over @NBCSWarriors
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) January 20, 2026
The Warriors’ season has completely changed on the same night they have their first 4-game win streak and have won 12 of their last 16 games
The injury happened in the third quarter Monday night against the Heat. Butler and Davion Mitchell both went up as Butler tried to receive a pass in the post, and he landed awkwardly. He instantly went to the ground in pain and was down for several minutes.
Jimmy Butler had to be helped to the locker room after appearing to injury his knee pic.twitter.com/sOSpAxbbAP
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) January 20, 2026
Butler had to be helped off the court and could not put any weight on his leg. Of course, Butler was still Butler.
Steph Curry and Steve Kerr both said Jimmy Butler asked the ref if he was getting 2 free throws while on the ground with his knee injury
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) January 20, 2026
The Warriors ruled him out for the remainder of the game and said he would get an MRI on Tuesday, which will now simply confirm the terrible news from the Warriors locker room. Steve Kerr said the team was “concerned” about the injury and called the locker room “subdued” despite a critical win at home.
This injury means Butler will miss the remainder of this season and likely at least the start of next season (when he is under contract with the Warriors for $56.8 million). Butler had a sprain of this same knee last season, and a meniscus tear in it back in 2018.
Could this push Steve Kerr to put Jonathan Kuminga back in the rotation, and does it change the team’s plans heading into the trade deadline in a few weeks?
Butler averaged 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.9 assists a game for the Warriors this season. Golden State has been 9.2 points per 100 possessions better with Butler on the court this season.
