Buddy Hield is coming off a career game on Sunday, as he scored 33 points to lead the Warriors to a Game 7 victory. Hield must've entered the second-round series vs. the Timberwolves with different energy after that game, and it may have manifested in a uniform malfunction.
In the first quarter of Game 1 in Minnesota, Hield was whistled for a delay of game after the Timberwolves bench noted an issue with his shorts. It was not how the guard was hoping to begin the new series, with Golden State looking to pull off the upset against the Timberwolves.
The veteran shooter is in his first year with the Warriors and is only playing in his second playoffs after making the postseason for the first time with the 76ers last year. This is the farthest in the season that Hield has played in his career.
Here's why Hield cost his team a timeout early in the first quarter.
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Buddy Hield shorts, explained
Early in Game 1, Warriors guard Buddy Hield was issued a delay of game for wearing the wrong shorts on the court, forcing Golden State to call a timeout. By rule, players on the same team must wear the same jerseys and shorts, so Hield was noted for the infraction.
Hield quickly went back to the locker room to change his shorts before returning to action not long after.
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 Warriors resumed play down a timeout but with no other harm done, making the incident nothing more than an entertaining moment in the game.
Hield began the game cold failing to score a point in the first quarter. However, with Stephen Curry ruled out for the game with a hamstring injury, Hield stepped up with 24 points on the night to lead all scorers, which included 15 points on threes, as Golden State beat Minnesota 99-88.