Even after enduring one of the worst injuries a veteran NBA player could have, Jimmy Butler‘s mind wasn’t on basketball.It wasn’t on the injury. It wasn’t on his future as a professional basketball player.His sole focus was on his children.“First thing he said sitting in that locker room was, ‘Man, I’m supposed to take my kids to the arcade in the morning.’ He said it four different times,” Warriors forward Draymond Green recalled on “The Draymond Green Show.” ” ‘I’m not going to be able to take my kids to the arcade in the morning.’ Then we talked a little more. ‘Man, I’m supposed to take my kids to the arcade.’ That’s all he kept saying. He was just in this state of delirium. Completely delirious. I can only imagine what he felt. “But he just kept saying, ‘I’m supposed to take my kids to the arcade.’ “Butler tore his right ACL in Golden State’s win over the Miami Heat on Monday, and he will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season.The 36-year-old suffered the injury in the third quarter as he landed awkwardly before immediately...
Jimmy Butler came to emotional realization in locker room after ACL injury
Published January 22, 2026 • 18 hrs ago
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