The Golden State Warriors' chances at taking a commanding 2-0 lead over the Houston Rockets in their first-round series took a significant hit in the first half of Wednesday's Game 2 when Jimmy Butler suffered an injury on a hard fall.

Jimmy Butler made his way to the locker room in the first quarter of Wednesday night's Game 2 vs. the Houston Rockets after he collided with Amen Thompson while going up for a rebound. Thompson appeared to stumble,

The Warriors later announced guard Brandin Podziemski was also questionable to return to the game with an illness. Two starters exiting left head coach Steve Kerr digging deep in the Warriors bench, with 12 different players logging minutes by the time Butler was ruled out.