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 have seen countless players mired on the sidelines over the 2025-26 season.
Injuries have played a massive role in the current state of the team. In a year of major optimism, the Warriors have virtually bottomed out. They are in the play-in again.
The latest addition to the long injury list is rising star guardMoses Moody.
The 23-year-old Warriors guard suffered a terrible knee injury early this week, not only shutting down his season but perhaps his chances to play the next. Moody has a long rehab ahead of him.
Fortunately, the road to recovery is off to a strong start.
The team announced Saturday that Moodyunderwent successful surgery at a medical facility in Los Angeles.
Golden State Warriors star’s injury: doctor shares expert opinion
Moody was having himself a night in Dallas on Monday.
He had rattled off 23 points and connected on four 3-pointers. Head coach Steve Kerr mentioned how impressed he was with the game Moody was having.
In overtime, with the contest approaching the end of the extra frame, Moody flashed down the court for a wide-open breakaway layup. It appeared he had an easy-peasy two points. Instead, he experienced a career-shaking moment.
Moody hit the deck and as soon as he did, the air went out of the arena. Fans could sense something terrible had just happened. By the look of it, Moody had suffered a freak no-contact injury.
There has been plenty of discourse after the scary moment.
Fans are wondering how Moody could suffer such a devastating injury when he was all alone on the other end of the court. Even medical experts have weighed in.
Dr. Clinton Soppe of Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles believes Moody can achieve a full recovery, but he suggested there may have been a contributing factor behind the Golden State star’s patellar tendon rupture.
According toSam Gordon of The San Francisco Chronicle, Soppe “said it’s possible Moody had an underlying issue, perhaps ‘jumper’s knee’ or tendinopathy.’
Gordon also noted that Moody “missed a stretch last season in the middle of December with left knee soreness.”
Soppe’s suggestion is merely speculative and not a proper prognosis, but it is interesting nonetheless to consider his point.
As Gordon highlighted, Moody was bothered by knee trouble last season. So there may be a connection between that injury and the rupture Moody sustained this week.
Warriors down another key contributor, desperate to save sinking ship
Golden State may have won its last three games, but it feels like an eternity since the franchise has had anything positive to note.
The team’s season made a sharp turn the night star swingmanJimmy Butler sustained a torn ACL. That moment immediately dealt a crushing blow to the Warriors’ season. Many no longer considered them contenders.
Then cameStephen Curry’s lengthy shutdown.
The star point guard has been out since Jan. 30 and is still waiting for an update on a firm return date.
Curry has been re-evaluated multiple times, but not enough positives have come out of those check ups to declare the four-time champion ready for action.
Golden State still expects Curry will make a return before the end of the regular season, but the clock is ticking for the Warriors to make something productive out of an otherwise forgettable season.