Julius Randle #30 of the Knicks argues with referee Mark Lindsay #29 during the fourth quarter against the Nets at Barclays Center on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Credit: Jim McIsaac
When the game ended, Tom Thibodeau walked Julius Randle from the court and to the locker room, calming his star player. But by the time he reached the postgame news conference, Thibodeau had his own angry tirade ready.
It wasn’t just the frustration of a 112-110 loss to the Nets at Barclays Center that had Thibodeau and Randle on edge. Randle angrily went at official Jason Goldenberg after the final buzzer and had to be escorted away by Knicks officials.