Watch: Warriors’ Moses Moody suffers serious knee injury on dunk attempt
Golden State Warriors wing Moses Moody injured his knee in grisly fashion during Monday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks attempting a dunk. MORE: Top 15 NBA teams right now Moody planted his left knee on the hardwood, attempting a straightforward dunk in overtime against the Mavs, then crumbled without being touched. He needed to be helped off the floor on a stretcher.
Moody had missed the Warriors’ previous 10 games with a wrist sprain, and was playing with his wrist in a brace. For a time, his return appeared worth the sacrifice; he moved into 10th place in the team’s all-time 3-pointers list early in the game. Moody had 23 points on 8-of-20 shooting at the time of the injury.
The Warriors defeated Dallas, 137-131 in overtime. But the more lasting concern is the health of Moody, who was averaging 11. 9 points per game in his fifth NBA season, all with Golden State.
He won an NBA title with Golden State in 2022. “We don’t know what it is,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said of the injury in his postgame press conference , “but it sure looked bad. ” The Warriors (33-38) officially eliminated the Mavericks (23-48) from playoff contention, and must leapfrog two teams in the standings to reach the playoffs themselves.
The Los Angeles Clippers (35-36) would be the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference if the playoffs started today. The Portland Trail Blazers (35-37) are ninth in the conference.