Julius Randle was isolated from the Knicks for nearly a week while he waited to clear his way back through the NBA’s health and safety protocols. But he felt fine health-wise while he was out. His mood though, was a different story.
Randle has absorbed much of the blame on his shoulders for the Knicks struggles this season. And while he may say he doesn’t care about the criticisms in the media or the taunts from the crowd at Madison Square Garden after they serenaded him last season with chants of MVP, he clearly has heard the critiques and he isn’t thrilled.