As devastating as Moses Moody‘s knee injury earlier this week was, there was at least one silver lining, head coach Steve Kerr said during an appearance on 95.7 The Game’s ‘Willard & Dibs’ show (Twitter video link). In some instances, a player who suffers a torn patellar tendon also sustains damage to other parts of the knee, including ligaments like the ACL or MCL, but that wasn’t the case for Moody.
“The MRI was clean in terms of all that other stuff,” Kerr said (hat tip to Florito Maniego of NBC Sports Bay Area). “It’s the tendon, so no damage to the cartilage and bone, so that’s good news. And that allows it for a pretty basic surgery.”
Moody is still facing an extended recovery period. So far, the Warriors have only formally ruled him out for the rest of the 2025/26 season, with no indication of what his timeline might look like beyond this season. However, Kerr provided a hint on Wednesday about a possible initial target date for the fifth-year wing’s return, suggesting that Moody and Jimmy Butler (torn ACL) may enter the offseason on similar timetables.
“Hopefully those guys will be back next season, mid-season or so,” Kerr said, per Anthony Slater of ESPN (Twitter link).
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As Maniego of NBC Sports Bay Area relays, Draymond Green pushed back during his latest podcast on the idea that this Warriors season has been “cursed,” pointing out that there have been a handful of bright spots amidst the disappointing developments, including forward Gui Santos making “life-changing money.” Santos, who signed a three-year, $15MM extension last month, spoke to Kenzo Fukuda of ClutchPoints about his journey to the NBA, adjusting to life in America after growing up in Brazil, earning a spot in the Warriors’ rotation, and signing that new contract.
Two-way player Nate Williams didn’t join the Warriors until after the All-Star game, but he has emerged as a solid part-time contributor for the team, scoring 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting in Atlanta on Saturday. “Nate’s been great,” Kerr said after that game, per Nick Friedell of The Athletic. “He’s a really good young guy. Very coachable. He’s got a live body, you can see he can score in the paint … he’s got a good touch.” Because he signed so late in the season, Williams can only be active for up to 16 games on his two-way deal and he’s already at 11, so he has been on the inactive list in three of Golden State’s past four contests.
The next formal update on Stephen Curry‘s health is expected to come on Friday, according to Friedell, who notes (via Twitter) that the star guard is still primarily working with trainer Rick Celebrini “behind the scenes” rather than doing much on-court work. Curry has been out since January 30 due to a knee injury.
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