Phoenix Suns forward Oso Ighodaro, left, grabs a rebound against Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski, center, and Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Phoenix Suns forward Oso Ighodaro, left, grabs a rebound against Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski, center, and Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Following Moses Moody’s controversial last-second foul that led to the Suns shooting the game-winning free throws on Thursday night against the Warriors, the NBA’s officials investigated themselves and found the party in question innocent of all wrongdoing the next afternoon.
After grabbing a rebound following a Dillon Brooks airball, Suns guard Jordan Goodwin went up for a shot.
Moody was in close proximity, reached over Goodwin and hit the ball, and was whistled for a foul with the score tied at 98 with 0.4 seconds left in regulation.
Goodwin made the second of his two free throws to win Phoenix the game, 99-98. Though the level of contact was questionable, the NBA said that Moody made clear illegal contact in the league’s daily “Last Two Minute” report.
The NBA’s assessment read:
“Although Moody (GSW) makes contact to the ball, he also makes more than marginal contact to Goodwin’s (PHX) head/neck area and to his arm. After communicating with the Replay Center, it is determined that the foul occurs with 0.4 seconds remaining on the game clock.”
The league reviewed 14 fouls and no-calls that occurred in the last two minutes of play, and found that the correct call was made in every instance.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was incredulous that a foul was called in a late-game situation such as that.
“It’s hard to believe the game was decided on that call,” Kerr said. “A shot that hits the side of the backboard, and the guys behind the bench said Moses got all ball. Everybody’s tangled up. It better be a foul to decide the game on a play like that.”
In a game where the Warriors committed 20 turnovers and gave up 30 points off those giveaways, the team somehow found itself in a position to win the game in the last few seconds, or at least send it to overtime.
Instead, Golden State lost its third consecutive game. The Warriors will look to snap the skid against those same Suns on Saturday at Chase Center.
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