{"id":114756,"date":"2024-10-16T10:31:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T03:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114756"},"modified":"2024-10-16T10:31:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T03:31:26","slug":"julius-randle-knows-it-was-personal-stuff-behind-donte-divincenzo-knicks-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114756","title":{"rendered":"Julius Randle knows it was &#8216;personal stuff&#8217; behind Donte DiVincenzo-Knicks feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Julius Randle declined to delve into \u201cpersonal stuff\u201d in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/13\/sports\/donte-divincenzo-appears-to-chirp-at-knicks-tom-thibodeau-in-msg-return\/\">Donte DiVincenzo\u2019s fiery exchange<\/a> with Knicks assistant Rick Brunson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonte is a grown man. He was standing his ground,\u201d Randle said Tuesday. \u201cAnd he\u2019s a competitor at heart. That\u2019s just really what it is. I don\u2019t really think much about it, it\u2019s basketball at the end of the day. We\u2019re not going to get into the personal stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Randle, who is scheduled to make his Timberwolves debut in Wednesday\u2019s preseason game against the Bulls, was on the sideline Sunday when teammate DiVincenzo started trash-talking Tom Thibodeau, yelling at his former coach after converting an and-1, \u201cCan\u2019t finish, right Thibs?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Donte DiVincenzo celebrates with forward Julius Randle during preseason game against Knicks on Oct. 13, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DiVincenzo then responded to a comment from Rick Brunson, telling the assistant coach, \u201cThat\u2019s what happens when they let you run the show. \u2026 Let daddy be in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rick Brunson and DiVincenzo <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/14\/sports\/heres-what-donte-divincenzo-rick-brunson-said-to-each-other\/\">then exchanged heated words<\/a> after the game and were separated by teammates and personnel.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Historically, a weakness in DiVincenzo\u2019s game is finishing around the rim, which may have been on the Knicks\u2019 pregame scouting report.<\/p>\n<p>Randle smiled when asked about DiVincenzo\u2019s aptitude in that department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom what I know, the back cuts and all that stuff, that man got bounce,\u201d Randle said. \u201cA lob threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Randle and DiVincenzo were both subjects of video tributes during Sunday\u2019s game at the Garden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was cool,\u201d Randle said. \u201cI didn\u2019t really see much of it until afterwards when my son was playing it at home. I was just locked into the game with the guys and trying to help out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rick Brunson and Donte DiVincenzo exchanged words after the game. <span class=\"credit\">X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Randle, 29, hasn\u2019t played since dislocating his shoulder for the Knicks in January. <\/p>\n<p>He attempted to rehab for a chance to compete in the playoffs, but suffered a setback and underwent surgery \u2014 snatching away the possibility of competing in the postseason run before he became eligible for an extension.<\/p>\n<p>He was traded in the offseason to Minnesota, with the news breaking just two days after the team\u2019s front office attended a ceremony that, in part, honored Randle for his contributions to a South Bronx HS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even know they were going to be [at the ceremony], to be honest,\u201d Randle said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Donte DiVincenzo celebrates after he made 3-point basket against the Knicks. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Rich Paul, the power agent and CEO of Klutch Sports, detailed some of his sit-down meeting last season with Knicks president Leon Rose that helped the two sides have a better business relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t mind the smoke, man. But there ain\u2019t no smoke 1729049486. Look, people have their alliances, and that\u2019s fine,\u201d Paul, the longtime agent of LeBron James, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/in\/podcast\/rich-paul-gets-real-on-beef-with-knicks-rumors-of\/id1719570183?i=1000673155585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said on Carmelo Anthony\u2019s podcast, \u201c7 p.m. in Brooklyn.\u201d<\/a> \u201cIt happens in our league and the media picks up on certain things based upon certain things. They know me well, they know how I\u2019m going to handle my business. And we had a conversation and it was clear. He [Rose] understood and he was like, I can totally see where you\u2019re coming from. But the industry knows what\u2019s up and it\u2019s just part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rich Paul Reveals There\u2019s \u2018No Smoke\u2019 Between Klutch and the Knicks\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T6pgmaROzY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Paul claimed that Anthony, a former Knicks star and client of Rose, was the reason New York\u2019s current front office was in power: \u201cIt started with you. \u2026 He started the whole thing. \u2026 It\u2019s a beautiful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the sit-down with Rose, Paul didn\u2019t deal with the Knicks and was against his clients going there, according to sources.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat&#8217;s happening on and off the Garden court\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Knicks by Stefan Bondy, a weekly exclusive on Sports+.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThank you\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe way this thing works is talent will always have options,\u201d Paul added in the podcast. \u201cIf I have the right player and the Knicks got the right money, and he wants to be there, he\u2019ll be a Knick. It\u2019s just as simple as that, right? But that doesn\u2019t stop the alliances from running around with the tabloids and the negative nonsense, the headlines. But again, I\u2019m so far above that. 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