Knicks power forward Julius Randle has been fined $50K by the NBA, the league announced in a tweet. Randle was fined for initiating an on-court altercation with Suns forward Cameron Johnson, making contact with a game official, and for not complying with an NBA investigation.
Randle received two technical fouls and was ejected for the incident, while Johnson received a single technical. It occurred with 2:40 remaining in the third quarter of New York’s 115-114 loss at Phoenix on Friday night.
Randle had 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes when he was tossed from the game. The Knicks were leading at the time, but wound up losing when Johnson banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer, giving New York its 17th defeat in the last 20 games.
The Knicks reportedly have concerns about Randle’s “overall psyche” after the latest in a series of incidents from the 27-year-old. Randle’s behavior is potentially a long-term concern for the franchise considering that he received a four-year, $117MM extension during the offseason, including a player option in 2025/26.
The reigning Most Improved Player, Randle has taken a step back from his second-team All-NBA performance from last season. He’s still posting nice counting stats of 19.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, but his shooting line of .417/.301/.765 has fallen off from last season’s .456/.411/.811, his turnovers are up and his assists are down. Randle has also been lackadaisical at times defensively after showing great effort on that end last season.
Typical Knicks. Gave a third option on a good team a max deal, horrible offseason in FA. Cap hell again, RJ and Robinson keepers the rest garbage. Noel waste, Obi only can dunk, IQ flashes but another Nate Robinson, Thibs is trouble
Another genius here …….
Cap hell for what . Are we signing KD and Kyrie again. Is it Damien or maybe Beal.
Knicks are by NO means in Cap hell, moreso they are in talent hell if we are being honest (they don’t have enough)
23 will be another lottery year and with all their expiring’s they will be able to find ways to creatively move around money (for value) A luxury teams have in a throw away year (which 23 will be )
The Q I have is A) Will they rip the bandaid off quickly in the summer. (Looking at Russ here) or
B) Do they just try and parcel things out 1 by 1 slowly thru-out the year and see how they perform pre TD next year ….The 24 team will look drastically different, almost unrecognizable so there’s no need to evaluate this current team on a whole . Individual player evaluations tho, these are very important inventories that needs to be taken these next 20 games for them
Ya it’s like Knicks roster was built by
Mail order catalog by a fair weather fan
Grizzlies …..
26 yrs …. made playoffs 11 times.
80gms played 30-50 record. .375%
Yeah that’s the mark of excellence. You clowns would even know about Ball. If NY didn’t bring it to you
????? Your team hasn’t won anything since 1973? Since when do Knicks have the right to talk over the Grizzlies? LOL if it wasn’t for MSG, your team would be irrelevant because nobody cares for the Knicks to be good, besides Knicks fans.
Al, stop embarrassing yourself. We’re Knicks fans. We have no right to trash any other franchise. Aside from maybe the Kings, our Knicks are the worst run franchise in the league, possibly in all of the four major sports.
Grizzlies have made the playoffs 11 times in the last 18 years and are cruising towards another appearance with one of the most exciting young players in the league in Ja Morant. Talk about being a ‘clown’, bro.
Yeah look up the facts. They’ve been around 26 yrs. At least get your facts right. You think I made up that playoff %.
Right they have a good yr. And we are suppose to take it. Please lol. Grizz don’t even have a freakin name that belongs to them. The day they win a playoff series against a good team. Then you can talk.
It’s really appropriate to bash a franchise cause you’re having a good yr. There are worse franchises out there right now. But they always seem to choose NYC.
Please get some real ones. You clown yourself. Just like when you trashed Dinwiddie ……
@AI …….. Let it all hang out dude, everyone sees what a horrible year the KNICKS are having, something you guys ought to be very familiar with.
It’s why Al is so defensive.
That’s the last thing I am. Most of you don’t understand what is going on here. I’m just being informative. You really think I can change their record with my words. You really think don’t know what’s been going on here. This rebuild is real. Cause it’s never happened. So all this Knicks suck is so lame.
This is Rose and Thibs second yr. It’s insane I have to repeat this over and over. Most of you may not care. But it’s a FACT. And yr two is not over. So any positive person that deals in reality. Knows what’s ahead now. It’s the draft and playing the rooks. Why would that be so hard to digest.
So the band of wannabees here want to kill this team for trying to rebuild. Not Randle or Thibs will get in the way of this. Simply cause under Dolan. It has never been done. The core of this team is under 23. Mitch, Grimes, McBride, RJ, Quickley, Obi, Sims, we got more picks than anyone except Thunder and Rockets in next three yrs. So why wouldn’t I be concerned with a rebuild. It’s just common basketball sense.
This is for the lost children on here. Please learn something.
“What he’s done,” Tom Thibodeau said not long ago, “is reinforce the value of hard work and commitment. From day one all I’ve seen from him is a hunger to maximize his talent and his production and his efficiency, and he’s done it. He’s been everything for us this year: scorer, rebounder, facilitator, leader. It’s hard to do more than he’s done.”
This is what he did last yr. Why wouldn’t you support this man. Truth is it’s only one yr.
200+ PTS
100+ REB
50+ AST
10+ 3PM
@J30_RANDLE is the first player in NBA history to record these stats in the team’s first 10 games in consecutive seasons
He lead the Knicks in all of points, rebounds, and assists per game, and became just the third player in history to average 20 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists while shooting 40 percent from three.
The other two were Larry Bird in 1985, and Nikola Jokic this year, which notably saw him named the league MVP
His stats last yr ………
The 26-year old forward finished the regular season averaging 24.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, and six assists per game.
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Now who in their right mind wouldn’t support that. It’s HISTORICALLY significant. But it don’t mean we blindly follow him like the child demian here would have you believe. Randle had a great yr. But he also had two bad yrs before that. This yr he’s not handling the pressure and has regressed. I’m not his family. I’m not here to fix him. Thibs might feel loyalty towards him. But I as a fan want whats good for my team. Randle has had his chance with me. Now I want to move on with Obi. It’s why we drafted him in first place. Life goes on.
And the child from Uranus will keep trying to defame this production.
Knicks blow bro, a leopard never changes its spots.
Confucius says you’re confused.
Knicks have changed more coaches. More whole FO . More players. In last 20 yrs than any team in history of sports.
The only truth in life. Is life changes all the time.
Child from Uranus ……. “@damien”
keep trying lol. It’s entertaining.
You’re weak on Randle. 7 posts you’re rambling. Nobody is going to ask you first.
Randle did last season what is as old as professional sports itself. He gave good effort when not much was expected from him in a contract year. Now that he got paid, he’s relegated back to his old poor play
The Knicks will always be the Knicks. They’ll always disappoint and disappear when the pressure rises. Look at Game 7 in 1994. They wasted Ewing’s prime with lesser talent. The entire franchise and fanbase is cursed. I find it hilarious, and enjoy the suffering for Knicks fans. Imagine if they were actually good, we would never hear the end of it, and they would be more obnoxious than YouTube babies aka Lakers fans.
You need to learn your history. It’s not just when you started following ball. It’s like fans think Warriors invented small ball or shooting. Knicks are an original franchise. Yeah I can’t do anything about obnoxious fans. Look at the ones here every day. I’m just glad we are rebuilding thru draft. And pray we stay the course. That’s what I want.
I need to learn my history? Lmao coming from the guy who roots for a team and hasn’t won anything since Watergate, that’s ORIGINAL. Yeah I know NYK is a original franchise, clap clap. In 75 years you have won 2 titles. You’re like the Sacramento Kings of the east historically. I like your posts and what you say but don’t be ignorant and pull a New Yorker and tell me to learn my history when I have seen my team whip your team’s ass time and time again. Respect is given, not earned, and especially not when it comes to sports.
Congrats on your playoff season from last year, I hope they raise a banner for that in MSG.
Let me teach the unhinged and unintelligible here. It’s real easy to bash and trash. Only the uneducated do this consistently. Cause they don’t care how they look. Only want to troll and flame. THIS IS FOR YOU
Randle ….. signed thru 2925-26. Last yr is a player option. Next yr he will make 26 mill.
Fournier ….. signed thru 2024-25. Last yr is a team option. And his 2023-24 contract is not fully guaranteed. Next yr he will make 18 mill
Rose ….. signed thru 2923-24. Last yr is a team option. Next yr he will make 14.5 mill
Burkes …. signed thru 2023-24. Last yr is a team option. Next yr he will make 10 mill
Noel …. signed thru 2023-24. Last yr is a team option. Next yr he will make 9 mill.
Gibson …. signed thru 2023-24. He will make 5 mill next yr his last yr.
Kemba …. signed thru 2022-23. He will make 9 mill next yr his last yr.
Cam ….. signed thru 2023-24. His last yr is a QO of 8 mill.
Noah …. who is still on books for 6 mill. He comes off books next yr.
You need a calculator. Let me please. That’s 56 mill that will come off books in 2023 FA class. A very good FA class by the way. Doesn’t mean we can sign anyone. But we got plenty options. The plan was to get the young guys up to speed by then. Unfortunately Thibs is not complying it seems. That yr Fournier contract will be an expiring one. So if we want to. He can be moved too. Contending teams can always use a shooter. The real issue is moving Randle. And finding a real PG. We start there. The rest is easy. Just develop the young guys with RJ. It’s why at this point I want a top 6-8 pick so bad.
So all the clowns here. Get some knowledge. Knicks deserve plenty of criticism. But atleast get your facts right. Show me how smart you are please. It gets so boring at times.
link to hoopshype.com
I’m not sure who you’re even arguing with? All I see is you in a chat room yelling at the screen about an irrelevant team LOL.
Let him be bro. It’s a meltdown of sorts. It’s one way of accepting and moving on from this horrible season.
Ok so WTF are you. You think basketball runs my life. This is like the most boring stuff out there. If you do t want to know about a rebuild. Then why respond. Like talking trash about me says something. Cause I try to explain the reality of this team. You may not agree but I doubt you care or know anything about them. So why get involved lol.
If I wanted to hear from an aaa I’d let out gas. That’s how I feel about you.
They all know who I’m talking to. And it’s not you. So go away
Who’s “they”. The voices in your head?
Who is “they” ??? The voices inside your head?
I’ve put out more facts than the wannabees put out in 6 months. Yet somehow this is about me. Knowledge is king. So bow down .
It’s like a an elementary class. School is out children.
The only players worth keeping are Barrett and Robinson. They need to see what they have in Reddish and IQ. Rose should be kept around for his leadership and experience. Thibs needs to get the boot and go be an assistant somewhere.
Defensive coordinator Thibs
Remember kids
Vitriol is the last ditch effort of the desperate
This went from funny to sad real quick
Mitch is a generational talent on defense