The Golden State Warriors are managing multiple key injuries as they conclude their three-game East Coast road trip, including an MRI evaluation for Jimmy Butler III’s sore left knee. The team, currently 11–12, faces the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday and the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, with Butler already ruled out for the first half of the back-to-back.

The Athletic’s Nick Friedell reported Friday that Butler underwent an MRI after experiencing continued knee soreness stemming from a hard foul in last Saturday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Butler played through the discomfort in that game and started Tuesday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but did not appear in the second half.

Friedell wrote Friday:

“Warriors swingman Jimmy Butler had an MRI on his sore left knee and

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