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Jimmy Butler headshot

Jimmy Butler

Golden State Warriors logoF · Golden State Warriors

6′6″ · 230 lb · Age 37

ACL · RightGame · vs MIA

Last updated Oct 28, 2026

Recovery progress

✓
Diagnosis (completed)Jan 20
  • ✓Surgery (completed)Feb 9
  • Rehab (current)Weight-bearingOct 16
  • Practice (upcoming)
  • Return (upcoming)
  • Jimmy Butler, F for the Golden State Warriors, tore his ACL on Jan 19, 2026 vs the Miami Heat at Chase Center. Current stage: Weight-bearing (updated Oct 16, 2026).

    ACL

    ACL tear · 2025-26 season · Jan 19, 2026

    Right ACL injury diagram
    Right ACL
    Season / game
    2025-26
    Phase
    Regular
    Opponent
    vs Miami Heat
    Arena
    Chase Center — San Francisco, CA
    Mechanism
    Contact
    Side
    Right
    Source
    nba.com

    Hurt in the third quarter of a Warriors win over the Heat, his former team, moments after catching a pass in the paint. He landed awkwardly after a collision with Miami's Davion Mitchell (a foul was called), and his right knee buckled; he needed help to the locker room. The Warriors announced the torn right ACL the next day and that he would miss the rest of 2025-26.

    Recovery timeline

    Current stage: Weight-bearing

    1. Oct 16, 2026 · Weight-bearing

      Light on-court work; return date not set

      Cleared for light on-court activities (reported Sept. 28). ESPN's Anthony Slater reported on Oct. 16 that a January-to-February return is considered an optimistic target; the team has not announced a return date.

      Source
    2. Feb 9, 2026 · Surgery

      ACL reconstruction

      Dr. Bert Mandelbaum performed the reconstruction in Los Angeles; the team said it was successful and rehab began immediately.

      Source
    3. Jan 20, 2026 · Diagnosis

      Torn right ACL; out for season

      Warriors announced a torn right ACL and that he would miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season; surgery date to be determined.

      Source