Basketball fans got a harsh reminder that the NBA is not all highlights and hype; it’s also knees, and unfortunately, knees do not come with a warranty. Just ask Moses Moody, who had a rough night after going down during a game against the Dallas Mavericks.
Everything was going fine, dribbles were crisp, shots were falling. The vibes? Immaculate. And then, boom. Moody goes down, grabs his knee, and suddenly the entire arena mood switches from “let’s go!” to “uh oh.”
You know it’s serious when players stop complaining to referees, that’s when you realize something is actually wrong.
“Steph Curry and several Warriors are sitting outside the exam room that Moody is being checked out in right now,” The Athletic’s Nick Friedell wrote on X after the game.
Friedell wrote that Moody exited the X-ray room with a big brace on his knee. He added that Moody “was moving very slowly with crutches.”
“We don’t know what it is, but it sure looked bad,” Steve Kerr told reporters.
The 23-year-old wing was having a solid game with 23 points, three steals and two blocks. Entering Monday, he had missed 10 straight games with a wrist injury.
The Warriors went on to win 137-131, but the Moody injury looms over it.
So for now, fans wait. Refreshing updates, watching clips and saying a quick prayer to the basketball gods, because in the NBA, everything can change in one awkward step, and unfortunately, that step just happened to Moses Moody.
