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Ahead of a critical 2025-26 season, six-time All-Star Golden State Warriors small forward Jimmy Butler has already incurred a new injury.<\/p>\n

Per Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced on Saturday that the 6-foot-7 Marquette product is a “question mark” ahead of the club’s preseason debut this weekend, a\u00a0Sunday home tilt against the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n

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Jimmy Butler did not practice yesterday or today after rolling his ankle a few days ago<\/p>\n

Steve Kerr calls him a \u201cquestion mark\u201d to play in tomorrow\u2019s preseason opener<\/p>\n

Trayce Jackson-Davis\u2019 right thumb is taped and he\u2019s also questionable. TJD says he\u2019s fine, though<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Johnson reports that Butler rolled his ankle recently, and has skipped Golden State’s last two practices while recovering.<\/p>\n

Other ailing Warriors at the start of preseason<\/h2>\n

Reserve center Trayce Jackson-Davis, meanwhile, is dealing with a right thumb injury, although he insists it shouldn’t be seen as a long-term concern.<\/p>\n

Butler was acquired by the Warriors in a blockbuster multi-team midseason deal, after failing to come to terms with the Miami Heat the previous summer.<\/p>\n

In his 30 games with Golden State last year, Butler averaged 17.9 points on .476\/.279\/.870 shooting splits, 5.9 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.7 steals. He also transformed the Warriors, who had been flirting with life as a lottery-level team for a second straight season prior to the deal, into legitimate fringe title contenders.<\/p>\n

Golden State finished the season with a respectable 48-34 record and advanced to the second round, but when All-NBA point guard Stephen Curry went down with a hamstring injury in Game 1, the Minnesota Timberwolves made quick work of the Warriors, beating them in five contests.<\/p>\n

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The 2025-26 Warriors are angling to be even better than the team was at the end of last season, post-Butler deal. To that end, Golden State has signed 3-and-D former All-Star Boston Celtics big man Al Horford and brought back De’Anthony Melton, while also adding another sharpshooting guard in Seth Curry, younger brother to Stephen.<\/p>\n

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