Fans All Had the Same Reaction to Warriors' Game 5 Announcement
One of the great quotes from the first four games of the first-round series between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets came courtesy of star forward Jimmy Butler, and it actually came via Instagram.
On Saturday night in San Francisco, Butler had to sit out Golden State's Game 3 showdown against the Rockets, after he suffered a pelvic bruise in Game 2. Wtthout Butler, the Warriors needed to rely on Stephen Curry for an epic 36-point performance, and also got big games from Buddy Hield (17 points) and Gary Payton II (16 points).
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Butler took to Instagram to express his admiration of Curry's performance, posting a graphic that featured a Bat signal going up, complete with the "Batman" theme song and Curry's brand logo.
Butler wrote, "Thanks batman and team excluding buddy."
Since coming to the Warriors in February, Butler and Hield have developed a tight friendship, mostly based on Butler's repeated zinging of Hield, who has taken the flak with a good nature. Thus, the "excluding Buddy" appendix fit perfectly.
As if to show how easily he welcomes the Butler jibes, Buddy Hield wore a specially made T-shirt for the team flight from Golden State to Houston for Game 5. The Warriors announced the team's departure on Twitter/X, with Hield prominently wearing the shirt.
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"Ready for takeoff," the team wrote.
Replies to the post were almost universally the same: We want that shirt.
One fan wrote: "Where can I buy that shirt?"
Another added, "I need an excluding buddy shirt in 4xt."
Said another, "I'd wear that shirt."
Golden State Warriors guard Buddy Hield (7) celebrates with forward Jimmy Butler III (10) as he speaks to TNT after the game four of the 2025 NBA Playoffs first round against the Houston Rockets at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images
Butler returned for Game 4 and scored 27 points in the win. Hield was important, too, making key shots late and playing better-than-usual defense. Butler was still dragging him after the game, though.
"To see my guys go out there and get a Dub, it doesn't surprise me. I see how everybody works on their game every single day," Butler said. "Doing the right things, putting the same winning stuff into, like, this bucket. When it's time to tip that bucket over, all that winning comes out.
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"I hate to give Buddy a compliment, so I'm not going to (smiling). But No. 7 on our team really brought the defensive mentality tonight, made some big shots. He stinks. I just got to add that."
Game 5 will be played in Houston beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
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