The last time the Knicks saw Julius Randle he was emotionally pummeled. He was being helped into a side room next to the visitors' locker room at the Staples Center where he got the details of the loss of his grandmother, Annie Page, last week.
He missed two games and flew back late Saturday night, joining his team in time to take the floor Sunday afternoon. And while the Knicks were missing several key pieces as they took on the Miami Heat, Randle didn’t feel alone. He had his teammates, who he’d cried with at their own family losses this season, and he felt like he had his grandmother with him.