"He's huge in the locker room," Draymond Green added of Hield. "He's huge on the plane. Just for the aura of this team, he's big."

Listed as questionable on the injury report, Jimmy Butler was ruled out prior to tipoff and his status remains up in the air for Game 4 on Wednesday. Buddy Hield drained five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in his absence and afterward embraced the comic book reference coined by Butler.

Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield have maintained their off-court banter to the highest possible level. While the Golden State Warriors secure a 2-1 lead against the Houston Rockets, Butler and Hield keep the mood light with their continuous back-and-forth.