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SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors wing Jimmy Butler said he’s making “incredible progress” in his recovery from a torn ACL in his right knee and is about a month and a half from running again.
“I’m in the thick of it,” Butler said during an appearance to announce the Warriors’ new partnership with AI company Iren on Thursday. “… This rehab’s tough. … You’re doing so much work, knowing you’ve still got so much work to do to get back to where you want to be. It’s a process, it’s a grind. It’s nothing new, but at the same time, it’s very new. But I look forward to getting back to the court.”
Exactly when that will be next year remains to be seen. Butler initially suffered the season-ending injury on Jan. 19 and has been rehabbing in hopes of returning at some point during the 2026-27 season. He was in good spirits as he sat on the same stage as Warriors owner Joe Lacob to discuss the new sponsorship.
“We’ve been making some incredible progress,” Butler said. “I’m actually very happy. It’s just I want it to happen quickly.”
Butler said one of the most difficult parts of the process for him has been the mental aspect of his recovery, but the 36-year-old remains confident that he will be able to return at a high level whenever he steps back on the floor.
“It’s like life is different right now,” Butler said of the rehab process. “There are things that I used to be able to do that I can’t do right now. I actually can dunk a basketball if I jump off my left leg — I just can’t land on my right. I haven’t tried it, but I’m pretty sure I can still dunk a basketball.”
As speculation lingers that the final year of Butler’s contract, worth almost $57 million, could be packaged in a deal to acquire a different star to pair with Steph Curry, Butler continues to carry himself as a man who wants to play out the rest of his career in the Bay Area.
The messaging has been consistent from both Butler and the Warriors’ front office that Butler is part of the team’s future. Sitting next to Butler on Thursday, Lacob reiterated that he is confident both Butler and the team will come back strong next season. And Butler, who will be entering his 16th NBA season this fall, expressed optimism that the Warriors have enough talent to be a difficult out.
“If we’re healthy, we’re tough,” Butler said. “We’ve just got to be healthy. … As long as we’ve got Steph, we always have a chance.”
When asked what he felt made the Warriors a good organization, compared to other teams he played for in the past, Butler offered high praise for the organization.
“It’s not good, it’s great,” Butler said. “Legitimately, it’s the best. You don’t realize it until you’ve been in other places, and I’m not talking down on anybody that are like quite lesser than. You’re talking about the way that you all run everything, the people that you have around.
“Obviously, the guys that get to rep the uniform, they just do everything the right way, the winning way. It definitely shows in everything that we do here. I’m grateful to be a part of it now. When I say I don’t want to be anywhere else, this is it.”
In another sign that Butler expects to be with the Warriors for the foreseeable future, he said he was hoping to have another trip planned for his teammates to visit him at his San Diego home before training camp.
“I hope to do something again with the guys,” Butler said. “We had a really good time. Mi casa es su casa. I got the Robin cave down there, so I’m gonna get Batman (Curry) in the Robin cave.”
