Warriors’ Moses Moody suffers gruesome leg injury
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Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody left the game on a stretcher Monday night after suffering a devastating leg injury against the Dallas Mavericks.
Moody was left alone on his way to an easy dunk in overtime after stealing the ball from Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg. He collected himself and went up for the slam, but his knee buckled. He fell to the ground hard.
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Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) injured his leg while trying to score in overtime in front of Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) at American Airlines Center on March 23, 2026. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and players on both teams were stunned.
Moody remained on the ground for several minutes while medical personnel treated him. Kerr said after the game that Moody had an x-ray at the American Airlines Center.
“I just saw his leg buckle. I saw him collapse to the ground in pain,” Kerr told reporters. “We don’t know what happened, but it sure looked bad. I was just hoping for the best. The best case scenario is what we all hoped for. But it looked bad.”
Moody was playing in his first game since spraining his right ankle. Before the freak accident, he was leading the Warriors with 23 points and 3 steals.
Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) holds his leg at American Airlines Center on March 23, 2026. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)
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“Mo is a great person, a great teammate and a great guy to coach,” Kerr said. “He’s been working every day. He’s been great, by the way. He played very well defensively, changed the game for us with ball pressure, and knocked down important shots. It’s nice to finally have him back. And then for it to happen, you hope it’s not too serious, but it certainly looked serious.”
Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski said the injury reminded him of when Jimmy Butler tore his ACL against the Miami Heat in January.
“You hate to see that, especially in front of the good people in life,” Podziemski said.
Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) waves to fans as he leaves the court on a stretcher during overtime against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on March 23, 2026. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)
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The Warriors won the match 137-131. Golden State will likely head to the play-in tournament in hopes of becoming one of eight teams in the Western Conference competing for the NBA title.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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