Buddy Hield committed a miscue even before Tuesday’s series opener tipped off between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Hield was in the Warriors’ starting lineup in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. It took all of 59 seconds for Hield to get whistled for an unusual delay of game.
The Timberwolves’ bench tipped off the referees that Hield was wearing the wrong pair of shorts. The Warriors’ bench was forced to burn an early timeout to allow Buddy to change his bottoms in the locker room.
Buddy Hield started the game in the wrong shorts, so he had to run back to the locker room and change 😅 pic.twitter.com/8AxoDdBkLK
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 7, 2025
The momentary distraction may have thrown Hield off his game. The Warriors sharpshooter shot 0/7 from the field in the first half. Even more unusual was how none of his attempts were from beyond the arc, where he usually takes most of his attempts.
Hield played hero for Golden State during the team’s do-or-die Game 7 against the Houston Rockets in the first round. The 32-year-old erupted for 33 points in the contest to go along with nine three-pointers, which gave him enough confidence to talk trash to Jimmy Butler.
But the Warriors have much more to be worried about than Hield’s wardrobe errors. Superstar Steph Curry left Tuesday’s game early with a concerning hamstring injury.
