Golden State's Butler out for season with ACL injury: agent

Butler, 36, was helped off the court after falling following a collision with the Miami Heat's Davion Mitchell during Golden State's 135-112 win over his former team on Monday. Butler's agent Bernie Lee said in a statement to ESPN on Tuesday that an MRI scan had confirmed a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament. "Obviously a gut punch on every level for Jimmy and the entire group, but I firmly believe that this is a part of the journey," Lee told ESPN. "We can't only expect to take the good things out of it.