The Golden State Warriors are down 1-3 in the second round against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and with a "superman" Stephen Curry return having been taken off the table for Game 5, the Warriors will need Jimmy Butler to shoulder the team on both ends of the floor.

Minnesota long enough for Stephen Curry to get back with a realistic chance to make a difference: Jimmy Butler had to step out of this so-called Robin role that he has so enthusiastically embraced and actually put his Batman suit back on.

Golden State’s late-season gamble on Jimmy Butler III promised a transcendent playoff spark. But as the Warriors prepare for a win-or-go-home Game 5 in Minnesota, Butler’s sudden bout of illness threatens to dim that glow.