# Warriors superstar has wild rehab plan — and says he’ll fistfight GM to make it happen

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/warriors-superstar-has-wild-rehab-plan-and-says-hell-fistfight-gm-to-make-it-happen/
- Published: 2026-11-13T17:21:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T18:49:21+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/sports/warrior-jimmy-butler-has-wild-injury-comeback-plan/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Butler wants to play rehab games in Santa Cruz.
- He could return in January or February.
- His fistfight remark about the GM was a joke.

## Summary

Jimmy Butler says he intends to play rehab games for the Santa Cruz Warriors when he returns from a torn ACL, rather than go straight back to Golden State. His eagerness comes as the Warriors are without both members of their star backcourt, with Stephen Curry also injured.

Butler is expected to be able to play in January or February. He said he had not sought general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s approval, joking that they would fistfight if Dunleavy objected; the two previously played together in Chicago. The Warriors will decide whether Butler plays with their G League affiliate or returns directly to the NBA team.

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