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Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody’s season has come to an abrupt end following a devastating knee injury that occurred during Monday night’s 137-131 overtime victory.<\/p>

Team officials announced Tuesday that the 23-year-old player suffered a torn patellar tendon in his left knee and will undergo surgical repair later this week. Medical imaging confirmed the extent of the damage after Moody collapsed during the game’s final moments.<\/p>

The injury happened with less than a minute remaining in overtime as Moody attempted what appeared to be an easy dunk following a steal from Cooper Flagg. His knee gave way beneath him, sending him crashing to the floor where he remained in visible pain for several minutes before medical staff transported him from the arena on a stretcher. Despite his obvious distress, Moody managed to acknowledge the crowd with a wave as he was wheeled away.<\/p>

The shocking scene left players from both teams, coaching staff, and spectators stunned into silence for the remainder of the contest.<\/p>

This season marked a career year for Moody, who was posting personal-best averages of 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals across 25.7 minutes per game. Monday’s performance was particularly impressive, as he had just returned from a 10-game absence due to a sprained right wrist and delivered 23 points along with three crucial steals against Flagg.<\/p>

His defensive pressure proved pivotal in the fourth quarter and overtime, with his first two steals sparking an 11-0 Warriors run that broke a deadlock at the start of the final period.<\/p>

Head coach Steve Kerr praised his player’s character and contribution following the victory, despite the somber circumstances.<\/p>

“Mo is such a great human being, great teammate, wonderful guy to coach,” Kerr commented afterward. “Puts in the work every day. And was brilliant, by the way. Played so well defensively, changed the game for us with his ball pressure and knocked down big shots. So great to finally have him back. And then for that to happen, you’re just praying that it’s not too serious, but it sure looked serious.”<\/p>

The arena atmosphere remained subdued throughout the game’s final minute, with Golden State managing just one point in the closing seconds.<\/p>

Kerr noted the visible impact the injury had on everyone present, including the opposing team.<\/p>

“I saw the looks on the Mavericks’ faces,” Kerr observed. “Everybody on the floor was just horrified. Players care about players. They know how fragile this business is and how short their careers are and how injuries can happen and can be catastrophic. We don’t know what it is yet. We’re just hoping for the best.”<\/p>

The Warriors are currently positioned for the Western Conference play-in tournament while also monitoring the recovery status of star player Stephen Curry, who is dealing with his own right knee injury. The team previously lost Jimmy Butler for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury requiring ACL surgery.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody will undergo surgery this week after tearing his patellar tendon during Monday night’s game. The 23-year-old suffered the devastating injury while attempting a dunk in overtime and was carted off the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":42022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774395441560.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-aVN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43677,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/currys-knee-recovery-continues-warriors-face-playoff-timeline-crunch\/","url_meta":{"origin":42023,"position":0},"title":"Curry’s Knee Recovery Continues, Warriors Face Playoff Timeline Crunch","author":"Admin","date":"March 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry remains sidelined with a knee injury but is progressing toward live scrimmage action. 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