Moses Moody of the Golden State Warriors
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Moses Moody of the Golden State Warriors during a game.
The Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 137-131 in overtime on Monday night. Nobody was talking about the win.
Moses Moody had been stretchered off the court in the final minute of overtime with a gruesome left knee injury. The locker room afterwards was closed to media. The mood, according to those inside, was somber.
The Warriors had been here before. It felt the same way it did when Jimmy Butler went down in January. Nobody really had the words.
What the Warriors Said After the Game
Moses Moody #4 of the Golden State Warriors
GettyMoses Moody of the Golden State Warriors.
Brandin Podziemski was one of the first to address it. He did not dress it up.
“Same as what happened with Jimmy,” Podziemski said. “Not really words. You just hate to see it. Especially to the good people in life.”
Gary Payton II had watched Moody grind through weeks of rehab to get back from a wrist injury. Monday was supposed to be the payoff. He had 23 points and three steals before the knee gave out on a non-contact play with the game already in hand.
“It’s his first game back and he does so much rehab and everything, takes care of his body, does what he needs to do to get back,” Payton said. “Moses does all the right things. It sucks to see Moses go down, but he’s in our prayers. I know he’ll bounce back.”
Draymond Green had crouched beside Moody on the stretcher and wrapped him in a hug before he was wheeled off. His words afterwards were just as simple.
“I just feel for Mo, man,” Green said.
Steve Kerr had addressed Moody’s brilliance on the court before the weight of the injury had fully settled. “Mo is such a great human being,” Kerr said. “Great teammate. Wonderful guy to coach. Just puts in the work every day and was brilliant tonight, by the way.”
Then came the harder part. “We don’t know what it is, but it sure looked bad,” Kerr said. “Everybody on the floor was just horrified. Players care about players. They know how fragile this business is and how short their careers are.”
Moody was moving very slowly with crutches. Celebrini was right next to him — talking to him.
Podz said the mood in the locker room feels the same as when Jimmy got hurt. https://t.co/aaT2LSppYY
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) March 24, 2026
A Team That Knows This Feeling
Jimmy Butler, Warriors
GettyJimmy Butler III of the Golden State Warriors lays on the floor after suffering a season-ending ACL tear.
This was not the first time this group had gathered around a teammate in this situation. Earlier in the season, Butler went down on an awkward landing in January and needed a wheelchair to get out of the arena. Meanwhile, Stephen Curry has been sidelined for 22 games with his own knee issue, and Al Horford is out with a calf strain. The injuries have not stopped coming.
Even so, Per Nick Friedell of The Athletic, Curry and several teammates waited outside the exam room as Moody was evaluated, then walked in to offer support. Moody eventually made his way out on crutches, a large brace wrapped around his left knee, moving very slowly. He was later taken out in a wheelchair, his left leg propped up on a pile of towels.
The Warriors have absorbed a lot this season. Still, this one hit differently because of who Moody is inside that locker room. He is well-liked, low maintenance, and professional in everything he does. Everyone around the team knows it.
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Steph reaction to Moody injury 💔
What Moody Means to Golden State
Moses Moody
GettyMoses Moody of the Golden State Warriors.
Moody is 23 years old and in the first year of a three-year, $39 million extension. He had been putting together the best season of his career, averaging career highs in points (11.9) and rebounds (3.3) across 60 games. He was Golden State’s most dependable two-way option not named Curry or Butler, and his return from the wrist injury had felt like a genuine boost heading into the final stretch.
Monday night was supposed to be the start of something. The Brooklyn Nets come to Chase Center on Wednesday. The play-in race with Portland continues. The Warriors will need to find a way to keep going.
Final Word for the Warriors
Payton said Moses does all the right things. Podziemski said you just hate to see it happen to the good people. Meanwhile, Kerr called him a great human being. And Green, simply, said he just feels for Mo.
Four different voices. The same sentiment.
Whatever Tuesday’s MRI delivers, the people inside that locker room already know what Moses Moody means to this team.
That part was never in question.