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The Golden State Warriors played it safe on Wednesday with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.
The Jimmy Butler injury news seems slightly more concerning.
Curry, Green and Butler were all ruled out for the matchup with the Sacramento Kings.
It's Butler's injury that carries the most worry on paper.
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Why isn't Jimmy Butler playing tonight?
Jimmy Butler is out with lower back soreness.
The notable thing about this injury isn't just that it kept him out Wednesday. It's that he had it heading into Tuesday, played the first half against the Suns, then sat out the entire second half.
That didn't make it better, though, and Butler had to sit the entire game Wednesday.
It sounds like the type of injury that isn't just going away.
Curry and Green both seemed on the brink of playing but got to rest on the back-to-back.
If this Butler injury is something ongoing, that could be tough for Golden State in the short term, and they'll have to hope it's not something that nags him going forward too far.
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