Moses Moody’s gruesome injury was actually painless: ‘Best-case scenario’

Nypost · Apr 12, 2026 · 680 words · By Evan Webeck

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What to know about Moses Moody’s gruesome injury was actually painless: ‘Best-case scenario’

SACRAMENTO — With his left leg still immobilized in a bulky black brace that runs from the middle of his calf to his thigh, Moses Moody boarded the Warriors’ team bus for their final road trip of the regular season.

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Why it matters

Less than a month since tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee on a non-contact play and only two weeks removed from surgery to repair the injury, the fifth-year wing felt it was important to return to the company of his Warriors teammates.

Common ground

“Just being able to come back and be back in the locker room, feel like a player again, be on the sideline,” Moody said, bearing his weight on a pair of crutches.

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Claim 1: “The operation took 90 minutes”

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No evidence was provided regarding the duration of the operation.

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Claim 2: “suffering the injury March 23 against the Mavericks”

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Multiple sources (ESPN, Yahoo Sports) confirm the injury occurred on March 23 during a game against the Dallas Mavericks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Golden State Warriors season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 63rd in the San Francisco Bay Area, and their sixth season at the Chas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Golden_State_Warriors_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moses Josiah Moody (born May 31, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Moody

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan Nembhard (born March 10, 2003), nicknamed "Nemby", is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Nembhard

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Claim 3: “On the Warriors’ broadcast, color commentator Kelenna Azubuike knew right away that Moody’s patellar tendon had ruptured. It was the same injury that ended his career.”

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Wikipedia confirms Kelenna Azubuike is the Warriors television analyst. Another source confirms his own career was impacted by a patellar tendon tear.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kelenna David Azubuike Listen (born 16 December 1983)[1] is an English-born Nigerian-American former professional basketball player and currently the Golden State Warriors television analyst on NBC Sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelenna_Azubuike

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web search NEUTRAL — But his patellar tendon tear is something that would wreck most athletes, and not just on the court. Not only was Azubuike set up to succeed in a big role, but he was exactly what the NBA prizes so mu…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1128740/2019/08/11/kelenna-…

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web search NEUTRAL — This date in Warriors history: Kelenna Azubuike debuts. Fifteen years ago. Azubuike was the first call-up of the D-League season. One game later, he was a starter.
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2023/1/2/23536572/warriors…

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Claim 4: “Doctors were able to surgically reconnect Moody’s tendon at the bone, rather than having to suture the tendon to itself”

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No evidence was provided regarding the specific surgical technique (reconnecting to bone vs suturing to itself).

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Claim 5: “tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee on a non-contact play”

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Multiple independent sources (ESPN, Yahoo Sports, and a medical professional via Twitter/Web search) confirm Moses Moody suffered a non-contact torn left patellar tendon.

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web search NEUTRAL — Warriors' Moses Moody suffers noncontact knee injury in OT win. Yesterday.Moses Moody, who exited last night’s win at Dallas due to a left knee injury with 58.5 seconds remaining in overtime, underwen…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Moody tore the tendon when he planted his left leg and immediately grabbed at it, falling to the floor under the basket near the Warriors bench as the Mavericks grabbed the loose ball. Play continued …
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48298800/preload

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web search NEUTRAL — Moses Moody just suffered what could be a patellar dislocation of left knee on a non contact injury while laying it up. It's a little gruesome, so watch with caution. pic.twitter.com/BenNpt1eO8.
https://en.as.com/nba/dr-nirav-pandya-orthopedic-surgeon-on-…

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Claim 6: “Moses Moody boarded the Warriors’ team bus for their final road trip of the regular season.”

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While evidence confirms Moses Moody is a member of the Warriors, there is no specific mention in the provided evidence of him boarding a team bus for a final road trip.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021–22 Golden State Warriors season was the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 60th in the San Francisco Bay Area, and its third season at the Chase Ce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_Golden_State_Warriors_…

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Claim 7: “Moody, 23”

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Wikipedia confirms Moses Moody was born on May 31, 2002. Given the current context of the 2024-25/2025-26 seasons mentioned in the evidence, he is 22 or 23 years old.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Golden State Warriors season was the 80th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 64th in the San Francisco Bay Area, and their seventh season at the Ch…
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Claim 8: “two weeks removed from surgery to repair the injury”

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Evidence confirms he underwent surgery to repair the tendon, but the specific timing of 'two weeks removed' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple sources in the provided text; only the fact of the surgery is confirmed.

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web search NEUTRAL — Warriors' Moses Moody undergoes successful surgery for ruptured patellar tendon.Moses Moody suffers season-ending left knee injury, will have surgery this week. 24 Mar.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Before he underwent surgery, head coach Steve Kerr had an update on Moody's injury. It was a positive update regarding his road to recovery. “Well, the MRI was clean in terms of all that other stuff. …
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/moses-moody-shares-positiv…

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web search NEUTRAL — Warriors guard Moses Moody, who suffered a ruptured left patellar tendon on March 23 at Dallas, underwent successful surgery to repair the tendon yesterday in Los Angeles, the team announced Saturday.
https://www.nba.com/news/moses-moody-successful-surgery

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Claim 9: “his first back from missing 10 with a sprained wrist, with 23 points in regulation of the 137-131 overtime win in Dallas”

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The provided evidence confirms the game against Dallas and the injury, but does not mention his point total (23 points) or the specific detail about missing 10 games with a sprained wrist.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the Abrahamic scriptures, God dictated the Mosaic Law to Moses, which he wrote down and which formed part of the Torah.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 15, 2026 · Moses, Hebrew prophet and leader who, in the 13th century bce, delivered his people from Egyptian slavery.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moses-Hebrew-prophet

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web search NEUTRAL — Moses was commanded by G‑d to negotiate the release of the Jewish people. When Pharaoh refused to let them go, G‑d told Moses to tell Aaron to strike the Nile River, and it miraculously turned into bl…
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4350295/jewis…

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Claim 10: “Early in overtime, he stole the ball from Cooper Flagg around midcourt”

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Three independent sources (ESPN, Yahoo Sports, and another web result) explicitly state that Moody stole the ball from rookie Cooper Flagg in overtime before the injury occurred.

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web search NEUTRAL — 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 an…
https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/story/_/id/48293729/warriors-mose…

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web search NEUTRAL — Moody stole the ball from rookie Cooper Flagg while leading by five in overtime, and his leg gave out while he readied for a slam dunk before he came crashing down to the floor holding his knee.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/sports/warriors-moses-moody-ca…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Warriors wing stole the ball from Cooper Flagg, had an open lane for a dunk and fell to the ground in midair on his dunk attempt. Moses Moody had to be carted off after appearing to suffer a leg i…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/learned-moses-moody-injury…

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