Warriors guard Moses Moody suffers season-ending left knee injury, will have surgery this week
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody will miss the rest of the season after a gruesome left knee injury that will require surgery later this week. The Warriors said Tuesday that Moody tore his patellar tendon and underwent an MRI exam that revealed the severity of his injury. He went down with 58.
5 seconds left in overtime of Golden State’s 137-131 victory Monday night while going for an uncontested dunk off a steal against Cooper Flagg. His knee buckled and Moody went down in agony for several minutes before being carted off the court on a stretcher and giving a wave to the supportive road crowd. The injury left teammates, coaches, the Mavericks and their fans in shock.
The 23-year-old Moody was averaging career-bests of 12. 1 points, 3. 3 rebounds, 1.
6 assists and 1. 0 steals in 25. 7 minutes for the Warriors this season.
Moody had just returned for the first time after missing 10 games with a sprained right wrist. He led the Warriors with 23 points and had three steals — all three against Flagg and all of those in the fourth quarter or overtime. The first two came during an 11-0 Golden State run that broke a tie at the start of the fourth.