Have you ever sustained an injury that worried you about how your immediate future could change? A fracture that caused you worry right before an important test? A leg ailment right before sports day? If not, then you certainly have been lucky enough to avoid the stress and worry that envelops one during that period. As an NBA player, Jimmy Butler should have gotten used to injuries. Unfortunately, the player sustaining a pelvic contusion right in the early stage of his first playoffs with the Warriors does not make it good news for anyone (well, maybe the Rockets squad), especially him. While we don’t know yet just how severe Butler’s injury is, we do know that he is looking for some divine inspiration through his favorite artists.

Jimmy Butler recently took to his official Instagram account to publish a story for his 10.1 million followers. Seeing that the IG story icon pop-up on the page would have left fans wondering. Did the player share a health update? Did he show himself returning to Houston after getting an MRI back in the Bay Area?

Unfortunately, all Butler did was share screenshots of some songs he was listening to. One of them was Godspeed, a 2025 track released by 31-year-old English-Ghanaian music artist Stromzy. The screenshot was taken when the song was at the 14-second mark, right around the same time the lyric, “I’ll let go of a prayer for you, Just a sweet word, The table is prepared for you” was being sung. So, has the situation gotten to this point that Jimmy Butler has to “let go of a prayer”?

While it may be nothing more than a coincidence, Butler’s recent social media activity would have left worried fans in the same condition.

Jimmy Butler had sustained a pelvic contusion during the most recent playoff matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets. The Rockets, deploying a previously missed form of physicality, more often brought the Warriors squad to their knees. However, nothing was more effective in doing that than when, going for a rebound, Rockets forward Amen Thompson undercut Butler during the game’s 1st quarter. This action caused Butler to fall to the floor hard. The visual of the Golden State Warriors star lying on the basketball court, writhing in pain, did not paint a good picture.

After he was diagnosed with having sustained a pelvic contusion, NBA reporter Tim Kawakami revealed details from an anonymous NBA source, who stated that the Warriors are scheduled to stay over in Houston, but Jimmy Butler will fly back to the Bay Area for the MRI.

As of this moment, ESPN has listed Jimmy Butler holding a ‘Day-To-Day’ status. Even his agent is following the same path as the player. As NBA insider Marc Spears shared on Thursday, on ESPN’s NBA Today, Bernie Lee had texted him a message, saying, “Pray for the bear”. Ok, we can pray, but what does that mean for Jimmy Butler?

No one knows till now. Or, they know, but are not willing to share yet. All we can do is just pick up hints from what Jimmy Butler is sharing online. There is Godspeed by Stromzy, then the song ‘Questions’ by Maeta, and then ‘The Recipe’ by SiR. Since I have only read a few pages of a Dan Brown novel till now, I leave it to others. Pick up the clues and solve the puzzle.

While everything remains shrouded in mystery, the Warriors need to think about what the next steps can be for them. In the absence of Jimmy Butler, Jonathan Kuminga could automatically see an increase in his playing minutes, right? Well, if two journalists are to be believed, then Steve Kerr might not be too inclined to do so.

‘Warriors Plus Minus’ Insiders dismiss Jonathan Kuminga’s improved minutes amid Jimmy Butler’s injury

After Game 2 of the Warriors-Rockets series, ‘Warriors Plus Minus’ hosts Tim Kawakami, Marcus Thompson & Anthony Slater did not waste time discussing what happens next. For fans, the immediate player to replace Jimmy Butler in his absence would be Jonathan Kuminga. After all, he had started in 10 of his 47 games in the regular season. The player averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in that period.

The points were on par with what Butler had also been averaging. Since Kuminga’s minutes were significantly reduced after Butler’s acquisition, this was the time to make things right. Unfortunately, if the trio of Kawakami, Thompson, and Slater is to be believed, then things don’t look good for Kuminga.

“Yeah, this Kuminga thing is going to be interesting, mostly because they just need somebody to get downhill. But some of them dudes look like they do not want to drive. They’re getting in a lane, pump faking, they’re not going up. And with the way the Rockets are overplaying, you simply have to attack the paint,” said the hosts.

Due to this, the insiders were also compelled to highlight how “Even Kerr [was] asked today like, if you don’t have Jimmy, is Kuminga the guy who’s gonna get more minutes? ‘Oh, you know, we’ll have to think about it. We don’t know I mean, it’s not [on] top of [my] mind’”. Yikes!

Well, tough luck to Jonathan Kuminga, then. In such a situation, one can only hope that Jimmy Butler returns to the court soon. The more we think about this, the more anticipation increases for that MRI report.