The Warriors suffered a brutal loss in Game 2, losing their star forward Jimmy Butler for the rest of the game, possibly due to a pelvis contusion injury. Because Butler was unable to go for the rest of Game 2, head coach Steve Kerr looked for something from his young forward, Jonathan Kuminga.

The agent for Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler remained vague when addressing his client's status for Game 3 against the Houston Rockets. Andscape's Marc J. Spears relayed a text message from Bernie Lee saying, "Pray for the bear," in reference to his client:

If a chastening 109-94 defeat to the Houston Rockets in Game 2 wasn’t enough to deal with, the Golden State Warriors are now also sweating on the health of Jimmy Butler.