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Jimmy Butler is out for the season.

Does this change the Warriors approach to the trade deadline?

And does this mean Jonathan Kaminka could reenter the rotation?

Meanwhile, is there a clear favorite in the East hiding in plain sight?

And is it time for the Knicks losers a four in a row to panic?

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now the number one sports podcast network. However, you're tuning in on YouTube or on your podcast app. Thanks for making us your first listen to every day. I'm Wes Goldberg. Today, we're talking about a devastating injury for the Warriors, whether the pistons are the team to beat in the East, and is it time for the Knicks to make a team-altering trade? We're doing it with the help of lockdown's local experts.

I have two of the best with me as always from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast, senior NBA writer for the Action Network. It's Matt. I'm back. And man, Piston Celtics was an absolute banger last night. Phenomenal game. There's some great gamers out there. You can find them. I refweeted him on my Twitter timeline at HP basketball. Just great, great game. If we get a series of Pist and Celtics, I'm going to be very excited. From the Locked on Bulls podcast, also Bears and Bulls creator for Bleacher Report of Taze. National Championship games sucked, only because the team I picked didn't win. But it was a great. It was a great run. Go Keynes. It was a great run. Back in the national title for the first time since 2001, is the U back? I hope so. But we're going to talk about the NBA. Let's start in Golden State where the Warriors got a nice win over the heat last night to wrap up a successful homestand. But the big story coming out of the game wasn't the win.

It was a knee injury to Jimmy Butler.

And it was reported this morning that Jimmy Butler is going to miss the season with an ACL injury.

Here's more from Locked-on Warriors.

Breaking news from Shams.

Last thing that we want to hear, it overrides the joy and the good

vibes of the six and one homestand.

Jimmy Butler has suffered a torn ACL.

He's going to miss the remainder of the season.

Devastating.

Straight up, awful news for the Warriors.

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