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Jimmy Butler’s right knee injury turned out to be the worst-case scenario. Butler tore his right ACL in the Warriors’ win over the Miami Heat on Monday night and will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news of Butler’s season-ending ACL injury. The Warriors told reporters shortly after the win that Butler was undergoing an MRI and the team would provide an update on Tuesday. The 36-year-old Butler suffered the injury in the third quarter as he landed while catching an entry pass. He immediately crumpled to the ground and grabbed his right knee. Butler remained on the court for several minutes before Buddy Hield and Gary Payton II carried him to the Warriors’ locker room. The Warriors’ season was trending up over the last few weeks, but Butler’s devastating injury could change everything. General manager Mike Dunleavy has some big decisions to make between now and the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline. Golden State still can win at a high clip with Steph Curry and Draymond Green leading the way, but Butler was the third piece the team needed if it wanted to make a deep playoff run. Where Dunleavy and the Warriors go from here remains to be seen. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Mass protests are planned across the state and Bay Area Tuesday as the nation marks the one-year anniversary of the Trump administration. Students and community activists plan to hit the streets in defiance of the last 365 days, with one of the walkouts planned at James Lick High School in San Jose. The “Free America Walkout” at the East San Jose school is scheduled for 2 p.m., where students have a history of activism. Not only are protestors marching against the Trump administration’s first year but against the U.S. military’s plans to go into Minnesota to help federal agents on the ground. According to NBC News, two defense officials confirmed that up to 1,500 active military members are preparing to possibly go into Minnesota. As a result, protestors will gather today. The walkout comes on the heals of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis by a federal agent. After numerous confrontations between federal agents and demonstrators, news conferences are planned across the nation Tuesday. NBC Bay Area’s Damian Trujillo has more in the video above.