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Warriors' Moses Moody offers surprising injury retrospect, where rehab stands
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Warriors' Moses Moody offers surprising injury retrospect, where rehab stands originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Basketball season is near and the Warriors are getting ready to begin training camp, hoping to bounce back after missing the NBA playoffs last season. But when the season begins, the franchise will be missing a couple of key players such as Moses Moody , who is recovering from a knee injury .
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Moody is set to miss the early portion of the 2026-27 NBA season, but during media day on Monday, he reflected on his rehab and why stayed positive in the wake of his horrific injury.
"It's funny. My first thought on the ground was, I know this is going to be a good thing at some point. I'm going to say I'm happy this happened," Moody told reporters. "So what's the point of being upset about it right now if I'm going to be happy that it happened?
"Then the next step is I got to make it a good thing. So whatever time it allowed me to have, do something with that time. I'd be happy that I had the time to do. Then on the basketball court, being able to slow down and train my movements and body and a bunch of stuff that might normally get passed up because I got so many other things to work on. I can slow down and go step by step. I feel like I've done that."
Moody's left patellar tear is an injury that can make a player feel down about the situation, especially with the long and grueling rehab process that is required to return to play and the pain and emotions that come with it. But Moody quickly thought about how he could make the most of it, alluding to how he was feeling the moment he went down in that March 26 game against the Dallas Mavericks .
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"Well, it didn't hurt, first off. I guess you don't got a lot of nerves in that area," Moody told reporters. "Another one that I think about is, how do you actually feel versus how you're supposed to feel? And I'm looking at it, and I'm, like, I should probably be in pain and screaming and all that right now, but actually it doesn't hurt. Now I'm just waiting until I get up or whatever is next.
"That was the feeling for me. So as I sit there calmly and think, that was the first thought that came to my head. Looking back on it, I think it's pretty cool that that's how that went."
Moody still has a little ways to go but is progressing well in his rehab. Moody currently is participating in light on-court activity and described the process as tedious, but also said how much he has enjoyed working through this career hurdle.
"Yeah, I would describe it as light on-court activity," Moody told reporters about where he is in the rehab process. "I'm in a good spot with it all. It's been a fun process, tedious, you know, day by day and everything, but I've enjoyed it."
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Moody's specific return date is still TBD , but he and the Warriors are confident he can come back by midseason, which would be around January or February.
"Yeah, I'm confident with the plan. I think everything has been on track for what Rick [Celebrini] has estimated and everything," Moody told reporters. "Yeah, I'm in a good spot."
The Warriors open their season Oct. 21 on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers . Expectations for the team heading into the season are not super high, but the Warriors are determined to be competitive early on so that when they do get Moody back, they can reach another level and prove to the league that they once again are contenders.
