An unpleasant play occurred on Wednesday night, where Thompson Amen intercepted Jimmy Butler’s legs in the air and he fell fully against the floor, suffering an injury in the coxis.
Last night, Houston Rockets beat a Golden State Warriors by 109-94 and tied the series (1-1). But the most important thing happened in the first quarter, with a play as dangerous as dirty that had to be sanctioned at the height of its consequences, but that did not happen.
The Warriors They may have lost their great acquisition of the transfer period. Jimmy Butler It was “Tackleado” in the air by AMEN THOMPSON When he jumped to take a rebound and suffered a very hard blow to the fall: he hit the ground on his coxis and twisted on the ground.
AMEN THOMPSON had to be expelled after a very dangerous foul to Jimmy Butler that ended up injuring him. In the fight for the rebound, the player of Houston He endorsed on the legs of Butler, stretching his arms. In the cameras it can be verified that he did not receive any prior push, as had been speculated.
Butler He ended up standing, but left the locker room with obvious pains. Then, he did not return to the game. While Thompson He received no sanction from the judges.
The Warriors They reported that Butler suffered one pelvic contusion and was discarded for the rest of the game in the second quarter.
Since they acquired Butler On the deadline of transfer this year, the Warriors They have gone 23-7, including a victory in the play-in and the playoffs over the Rockets Last Sunday.
The NBA will be encouraged to act ex officio and punish AMEN THOMPSON For the next game?
When could Jimmy Butler play again
Anthony Slater, from The Athleticreported the following: “Magnetic resonance is expected for Jimmy Butler. The Warriors have dealt with a couple of these pelvic bruises recently after similar falls from Steph Curry and Jonathan Kumina. Curry was lost two games. Kumina was lost one. Then he became a problem of pain management.”
That, at the same time, is encouraging and discouraging. It will depend on the magnetic resonance of Thursday, of course, but then it is a commitment to expect that Butler At least try to return to the third or fourth game of the series. That would be Saturday or the following Monday.
Source: Ambito
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