Golden State Warriors wing Moses Moody suffered a noncontact left knee injury late in Monday night’s 137-131 overtime win in Dallas, needing the assistance of a stretcher to exit the floor.
Moody stole the ball from Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg with 1:13 left in overtime and went up for what appeared to be a wide-open dunk to punctuate the win, but his left knee buckled as he planted and Moody went sprawling to the floor.
Play continued for several seconds as Moody remained down under the basket near the Warriors’ bench. After the next whistle, teammates, staff and trainers gathered around Moody to check on him. Arena workers brought a stretcher out and the game was stopped for several minutes.
Moody had just returned from a recent right wrist sprain, missing the previous 10 games. He had been productive against the Mavericks, putting up 23 points and three steals, bothering Flagg much of the second half.
But then the latest in what has been a wave of devastating injuries struck Moody and the Warriors, overshadowing the road win. They’ve already lost veteran wing Jimmy Butler III to a torn ACL, and Stephen Curry has missed the last 22 games with a persistent right knee issue.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Moody got X-rays immediately after the game.
“We don’t know what it is, but it sure looked bad,” Kerr said.
Moody is in his fifth season and averaging a career-high 11.9 points, starting in 49 of the 60 games in which he has appeared. He is in the first year of a three-year, $39 million contract extension he signed prior to his fourth season.
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