Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III gave Dub Nation a real scare Saturday night, taking a hard fall in the first half against the New Orleans Pelicans at Chase Center.

Golden State beat reporter Kenzo Fukada noted that the spill looked similar to the one Butler suffered in last season’s playoff series against the Houston Rockets. This time, Butler walked to the bench under his own power, checked in with head coach Steve Kerr, and looked intent on trying to gut it out, but the arena went quiet for a moment. No official word has come from the Warriors yet on his status.

Before the fall, Butler was doing a bit of everything. Midway through the second quarter, he had a game-high 12 points on 3-of-9 shooting, to go with six rebounds and five assists in 17 minutes, helping th

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