<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-honest-loss-words-latest-debacle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Julius Randle at ‘honest’ loss for words after latest debacle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Timberwolves-news-Julius-Randle-at-honest-loss-for-words-after-latest-debacle.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Julius Randle at ‘honest’ loss for words after latest debacle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T08:36:46-08:00">December 24th, 8:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T08:39:20-08:00">December 24th, 8:39am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves, after reaching the Western Conference Finals for just the second time in franchise history, are in a state of disarray, and Julius Randle isn’t quite sure why.</p><p>Minnesota dropped to 14-14 on the season with a 117-104 loss to the Atlanta Hawks last night, and following the game, Randle was asked what the offense needed to do better. The new addition gave a worrying response.</p><p>“To be honest, man, I don’t know,” Randle <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristopherHine/status/1871405135609602464" rel="noopener">said, via the</a> Minnesota Star Tribune’s Christopher Hine. “That’s about as honest as an answer I can give you. I can tell you what’s working sometimes. Like when we’re playing with pace, moving, all that stuff. … We just got to do it more consistent than that, but I don’t know, man.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Julius Randle when asked what the offense needs to do better (1/2): "To be honest, man, I don't know. That's about as honest as an answer I can give you. I can tell you what's working sometimes. Like when we're playing with pace, moving, all that stuff. …</p><p>— Chris Hine (@ChristopherHine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristopherHine/status/1871405135609602464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Timberwolves looking for answers amid rocky 2024-25 NBA season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mike-Conley-making-a-move.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Some have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-biggest-disappointment-early-2024-25-season">pointed at Randle as the source</a> of the Timberwolves’ problems considering he was acquired from the New York Knicks, along with Donte DiVincenzo, for longtime Minnesota big man Karl-Anthony Towns. Randle’s production has slipped this season, but much of that seems like it could be logically explained by his role reducing in size in the move from New York to Minneapolis. He is averaging slightly fewer minutes and fewer points, rebounds, and assists in his first season with the Wolves.</p><p>Some have elected to blame Anthony Edwards, the team’s best player, for the early-season struggles. Edwards has made a concerted effort to become a perimeter-based scorer this season, which is evident by the numbers; his three-point percentage is way up, to a career-high 41.4%, but his field goal percentage is down to 44.4%. Additionally, he is shooting the lowest percentage on two-point shots of his career (47.3%).</p><p>Regardless of whose fault it is for the Timberwolves’ .500 record and 10th-place standing in the Western Conference, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-chris-finch-possible-change-losing-skid">the entire team will need to figure out</a> its issues before it’s too late. Only two games separate Minnesota and the 12th-place Sacramento Kings, who, like the 11th-place Phoenix Suns are currently on the outside looking in for the Play-In if the season were to end today.</p><p>The schedule does not really lighten up for the Timberwolves coming up either. Minnesota plays Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow in a rematch of the Western Conference Finals earlier this year before finishing up a Texas road trip in Houston vs. the Rockets, one of the best teams in the NBA by record this season. Minnesota also has games with Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, the first-seed Oklahoma City Thunder, and defending NBA champion Boston Celtics coming up in the next 10 days.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Julius Randle at ‘honest’ loss for words after latest debacle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-julius-randle-remains-optimistic-amid-rough-stretch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Julius Randle remains optimistic amid rough stretch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Timberwolves-news-Julius-Randle-remains-optimistic-amid-rough-stretch.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Julius Randle remains optimistic amid rough stretch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T11:52:28-08:00">December 2nd, 11:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T11:52:28-08:00">December 2nd, 11:52am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves have gotten off to a bit of a rough start this season while trying to fit new pieces into their lineup, and as the team sits at 9-10 going into Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Julius Randle is <a href="https://x.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1863643199832530985" rel="noopener">still optimistic</a> about what the team can look like moving forward.</p><p>“Me personally, knowing this thing will turn around is because it’s not like we’re getting blown out,” Randle said, via Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. “We got a whole new group trying to figure things out, figure each other out, and we’re in every game. We just gotta start coming out on the other side.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-jae-crowder-longstanding-beef">The Timberwolves are</a> 11th in a stacked Western Conference and recently snapped their four-game losing streak with a 93-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday in the NBA Cup Group stage. Randle came over with Donte DiVincenzo in a blockbuster trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks. DiVincenzo has struggled to this point, while Randle is shooting at a better rate in comparison to last year with the Knicks. Given that the team executed the trade just before the season started, it is not a huge surprise to see that it is taking a while for the pieces to fit together.</p><p>Randle is right <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-anthony-edwards-blast-jae-crowder-leaked-nsfw-trash-talk">that the Timberwolves</a> have not been getting blown out. Three of the losses during the four-game losing streak were single-digit margins, and the loss to the Sacramento Kings was by 11 points. Going back further, Minnesota suffered a handful of other close losses as well. It should be encouraging for Timberwolves fans that Randle and the team are remaining optimistic, knowing that a few tweaks could result in them going on a run and getting better results.</p><h2><b>Timberwolves prepare for tough December stretch</b></h2><p>When it comes to the Timberwolves potentially rebounding, they will have to do so against quality opponents. December features a bunch of formidable opponents, as Minnesota will play both Los Angeles teams coming up. They also play the Golden State Warriors three times this calendar month, with Towns making his return to Minnesota with the Knicks as well. There are also matchups with the Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder as well.</p><p>The Timberwolves still have the goal of competing at the top this season, but it remains to be seen if they can do so in this iteration. December will be very telling.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Julius Randle remains optimistic amid rough stretch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-anthony-edwards-blast-jae-crowder-leaked-nsfw-trash-talk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards blast Jae Crowder in leaked NSFW trash talk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Julius-Randle-Anthony-Edwards-blast-Jae-Crowder-in-leaked-NSFW-trash-talk.jpg"></figure><h1>Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards blast Jae Crowder in leaked NSFW trash talk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-30T07:40:38-08:00">November 30th, 7:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-30T14:50:28-08:00">November 30th, 2:50pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Timberwolves stars Julius Randle and Anthony Edwards are not afraid to jaw at opposing players. The two basketball stars were caught on a hot mic giving some trash talk to Sacramento Kings forward Jae Crowder. The Timberwolves’ duo let Crowder <a href="https://twitter.com/legendz_nba/status/1862605184079216987?s=46&amp;t=nxyCZiGq_oO0_cX9JnGJsg" rel="noopener">have it in a game</a> with the Kings.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LEAKED Audio Of Julius Randle Trash Talking Jae Crowder👀:</p><p>“I talk to you every time we play… you know I do”</p><p>Crowder wasn’t trying to hear none of that, which led to Randle saying: </p><p>“Ight, n****! I can talk whenever I want to”</p><p>Lastly, Anthony Edwards said: “shut up, Jae” <a href="https://t.co/T2v3vsmBG0">pic.twitter.com/T2v3vsmBG0</a></p><p>— LegendZ (@legendz_nba) <a href="https://twitter.com/legendz_nba/status/1862605184079216987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-fans-going-crazy-julius-randle-buzzer-beater-vs-suns">Randle recently joined Minnesota</a> after playing several years in New York with the Knicks. He clearly feels comfortable on the floor with his new squad.</p><p>“I talk to you every time we play… you know I do,” Randle was heard saying to Crowder during the Timberwolves-Kings game on Wednesday. Minnesota actually lost the game to the Kings, 115-104.</p><p>Crowder, who recently joined the Kings, was not too pleased with the trash talking. He clapped back at Randle, which ended up throwing gasoline on a burning fire. Randle then clapped back, using profanity that’s not appropriate to repeat. Edwards then decided to join the fray.</p><p>“Shut up, Jae,” Edwards said.</p><p>It appears there’s no love lost between the players, as the back and forth seemed heated at times. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-jae-crowder-longstanding-beef">Randle and Crowder have reportedly had beef going back years</a> when the Kings forward played for the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>It’s safe to say these two players won’t be headed to the other’s house for Thanksgiving dinner next year.</p><h2>The Timberwolves are underwhelming so far this season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Anthony-Edwards_e20f00.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Minnesota is just 9-10 on the season, which is not what was expected by fans heading into the year. The Timberwolves had a fabulous 2023-24 campaign, which saw the team reach the Western Conference Finals. Minnesota lost to Dallas in five games, and expectations were high heading into this season.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/karl-anthony-towns-first-bucket-with-knicks-after-timberwolves-trade">Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns</a> before the year started to the Knicks. In return, Minnesota got Randle who was coming off an injury-riddled campaign. This season, Randle is doing his best to stay healthy. He averages 21 points and about seven rebounds a game for a team trying to get on the same page with chemistry.</p><p>In recent NBA Cup play, the Timberwolves finished just 2-2. Minnesota is now third in the Western Conference Northwest division standings, trailing both the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets.</p><p>Minnesota snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. The club next plays the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Minnesota has lost seven of its last 10 contests.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards blast Jae Crowder in leaked NSFW trash talk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-jae-crowder-longstanding-beef');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Julius Randle, Jae Crowder renew longstanding beef');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Timberwolves-news-Julius-Randle-Jae-Crowder-renew-longstanding-beef.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Julius Randle, Jae Crowder renew longstanding beef</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-29T12:33:14-08:00">November 29th, 12:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-29T12:33:14-08:00">November 29th, 12:33pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There were new uniforms, but the same energy stands for Minnesota Timberwolves’ Julius Randle and Sacramento Kings’ Jae Crowder, who signed with his new team the day before Wednesday’s matchup. Before Timberwolves All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-goes-off-collapse-kings">Anthony Edwards went off after his team collapsed</a> in a 115-104 loss to the Kings, Randle and Crowder rehashed their longstanding beef on the floor.</p><p>Stemming from Crowder’s time with the Phoenix Suns in 2021, Randle’s been getting into it with the rugged wing defender for over three years as the two picked up right where they left off on Wednesday. Randle gave Crowder an earful at the free-throw line at one point before Jae got the last laugh in the winding seconds of the Kings’ win.</p><p>Crowder eagerly clapped in Randle’s face, challenging Randle to make one final play as he passed the ball back to Edwards to dribble out the clock. The timeline of confrontations between Randle and Crowder adds up quickly in a video montage <a href="https://x.com/nba_newyork/status/1862061493518299239?s=46" rel="noopener">posted</a> on social media, per New York Basketball’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Randle &amp; Crowder…You can tell they have a history"</p><p>An old Knicks beef flares up at the wrong time… <a href="https://t.co/HYMlXXuNdu">pic.twitter.com/HYMlXXuNdu</a></p><p>— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA_NewYork/status/1862061493518299239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Crowder and the Kings agreed to a deal on November 26. His best years are likely behind him, including averaging 14.2 points and shooting at a 39.8% clip from deep, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.0 steals in 2016-17. However, the 34-year-old wing defender was called upon Sacramento following DeMar DeRozan’s back injury, joining forwards Isaiah Crawford and Trey Lyles on the Kings’ injured reserved list.</p><p>Jae Crowder made two consecutive trips to the NBA Finals, in 2020 with the Miami Heat and in 2021 with the Suns. Julius Randle was traded to the Timberwolves after spending his career with the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks.</p><h2><b>Anthony Edwards goes off after Timberwolves’ collapse vs. Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Timberwolves-forward-Julius-Randle-next-to-Timberwolves-All-Star-Anthony-Edwards.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While NBA Hall of Fame forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-goes-off-collapse-kings">Kevin Garnett believes the Timberwolves should have traded Rudy Gobert</a> instead of Karl-Anthony Towns, Edwards is fed up with his team lacking continuity. Edwards <a href="https://x.com/ChristopherHine/status/1861984047049642329" rel="noopener">let it all out</a> following Wednesday’s loss against the Kings, per The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Chris Hine.</p><p>“Anthony Edwards to the media. ‘Y’all wanna talk to me? (Yes.) What you wanna know, why we’re trash?’” Hine reported on X, formerly Twitter. “Proceeded to say the Wolves, including himself, look like a bunch of ‘front runners’ right now.”</p><p>Edwards wasn’t done. He went on to say that the team is “growing apart” and “can’t talk to each other anymore.” He then expanded on his front-runner comment.</p><p>“We got up and everybody cheering and f*****g hype,” Edwards said, per Hine. “We get down again and don’t nobody say nothing. That’s the definition of a frontrunner. We as a team, including myself, we all was frontrunners tonight. It was some bull****, for sure.”</p><p>The Timberwolves will host the Clippers in an NBA Cup matchup on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Julius Randle, Jae Crowder renew longstanding beef

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-rudy-gobert-julius-randle-mishap');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards goes off on Rudy Gobert after Julius Randle mishap');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Timberwolves-news-Anthony-Edwards-goes-off-on-Rudy-Gobert-after-Julius-Randle-mishap.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards goes off on Rudy Gobert after Julius Randle mishap</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-22T06:40:46-08:00">November 22nd, 6:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-22T15:19:46-08:00">November 22nd, 3:19pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-naz-reid-goes-down-with-injury-late-in-loss-to-raptors">Timberwolves and the Toronto Raptors</a> were in the heat of battle in their last game, but things started to get animated between two teammates.</p><p>With the game tied at 95 with around five minutes left, Julius Randle had the ball and looked like he was going to make a play. In the paint, Rudy Gobert had a mismatch, and he called for the ball, but Randle looked him off and didn’t pass it to him.</p><p>That led to Gobert slowly walking out of the paint, but it was too late as the referees called a three-second violation. When the Timberwolves started going down the court, Anthony Edwards <a href="https://x.com/HotHandTheory/status/1859792061236642245" rel="noopener">was seen yelling and frustrated</a> at Gobert.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rudy Gobert gets Scottie Barnes on a seal and calls for the ball. Julius Randle waves him off which causes Gobert to lallygag out of the paint and ultimately get called for 3 seconds in the paint.</p><p>Anthony Edwards is…not pleased 🤣🤣🤣<a href="https://t.co/gE8qZnqt0Z">pic.twitter.com/gE8qZnqt0Z</a></p><p>— Hot Hand Theory (@HotHandTheory) <a href="https://twitter.com/HotHandTheory/status/1859792061236642245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The Timberwolves ended up losing the game, and though that play may not be the sole reason they lost, there’s no doubt that those emotions attributed to it.</p><h2>Timberwolves still trying to build chemistry</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Anthony-Edwards_e9a216.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Wosika-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>That particular play shows that the chemistry and trust isn’t all the way there with the Timberwolves yet. Julius Randle has only been with the team for about a month and a half, and he’s probably still trying to find his way on the team. He’s already had some big games and also won them a few, most recently a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randles-admission-about-son-after-hero-moment">buzzer-beater against the Phoenix Suns</a>.</p><p>Maybe Randle and Anthony Edwards saw something different on the play, but if Rudy Gobert gets the ball in that situation, there’s a good chance he’s making the basket. Edwards has never been shy of expressing how he feels, and in the heat of the moment with the game tied, his emotions got the best of him.</p><p>The Timberwolves will learn from this moment, and they’ll be better as the season progresses. The hope is that they can figure out what went wrong on that play now so it doesn’t happen in the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards goes off on Rudy Gobert after Julius Randle mishap

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-response-to-l2m-report-on-buzzer-beater');   ga('set', 'title', 'Julius Randle’s hilarious response to L2M report on buzzer beater');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Timberwolves-news-Julius-Randles-hilarious-response-to-L2M-report-on-buzzer-beater.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Julius Randle’s hilarious response to L2M report on buzzer beater</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-19T14:32:12-08:00">November 19th, 2:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-19T14:32:12-08:00">November 19th, 2:32pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-fans-going-crazy-julius-randle-buzzer-beater-vs-suns">Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly edged out the Phoenix Suns</a> in a thrilling 120-117 victory on Sunday night, improving their season record to 8-6. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randles-admission-about-son-after-hero-moment">Julius Randle delivered the game-winning buzzer-beater</a>, but controversy followed the next day when the NBA’s Last Two Minute (L2M) report determined that Randle had traveled before making the decisive shot.</p><p>Speaking to Dane Moore on Tuesday, Randle <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1858972392456155311" rel="noopener">responded</a> to the report with humor.</p><p>“Too late… Too late, should’ve called it then,” Randle said, laughing.</p><p>He further shared how he found the situation amusing, even recounting his wife’s reaction.</p><p>“Yeah, I honestly didn’t even know and my wife she made a joke about me traveling or something like that. I was like s**t I don’t care, like it’s over with now – can’t go back and get it so I find it funny.”</p><h2><b>Julius Randle’s clutch performance fuels Timberwolves’ narrow victory vs. Suns amid L2M controversy </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Julius-Randle-30-celebrates-his-game-winning-three-pointer-against-the-Phoenix-Suns.jpg"><figcaption>© Nick Wosika-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Randle played a pivotal role in the Timberwolves’ victory, finishing with 35 points, seven assists, and four rebounds while posting a team-high plus/minus rating of +16. His performance not only secured the win but also highlighted his ability to deliver in clutch moments.</p><p>The L2M report on Randle’s buzzer-beater drew comparisons to another controversial call from the weekend. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-got-away-travel-game-winning-3-pointer-vs-raptors">Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum also traveled</a> during his game-winning shot in a Saturday night victory over the Toronto Raptors. These back-to-back incidents have sparked conversations about the consistency of officiating in critical moments.</p><p>The Timberwolves are now gearing up for a short two-game road trip. Their first stop will be against the struggling Toronto Raptors, who hold a 3-12 record, on Thursday night. Minnesota’s ability to capitalize on their momentum and address any lingering inconsistencies could play a crucial role in maintaining their strong start to the season.</p><p>The Timberwolves’ win over the Suns added another chapter to their promising early season campaign, fueled by standout performances like Randle’s. However, the L2M report serves as a reminder of the fine line between victory and controversy in the NBA. As Randle noted with a laugh, it’s all part of the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Julius Randle’s hilarious response to L2M report on buzzer beater

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-julius-randles-admission-about-son-after-hero-moment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Julius Randle makes admission about son after hero moment vs. Suns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Timberwolves-news-Julius-Randle-makes-admission-about-son-after-hero-moment-vs-Suns.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Julius Randle makes admission about son after hero moment vs. Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-17T23:44:13-08:00">November 17th, 11:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T06:24:17-08:00">November 18th, 6:24am</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Timberwolves star Julius Randle made a funny admission about his youngest son after his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-fans-going-crazy-julius-randle-buzzer-beater-vs-suns">stunning buzzer-beater against the Phoenix Suns</a>. The forward had a terrific game Sunday night, leading his team with 35 points and seven assists. He capped off the night with a step-back buzzer beater in front of his two sons, seven-year-old Kyden and three-year-old Jayce Randle.</p><p>While <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1627428493784145920">Kyden has been at his father’s games</a> throughout his life, Julius explained why Jayce’s presence made this moment so special. Senior Writer for The Athletic, Jon Krawczynski, <a href="https://x.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1858312512392790427">gave an account</a> of the Timberwolves star’s postgame reaction.</p><p>“Julius Randle says his 3-year-old boy hates coming to games because it’s too loud. But he was there tonight, and his dad made that building shake. Was cool to see Julius talk about how happy he was that both of his boys were there to see it.”</p><p>Randle’s wife Kendra then provided photo proof of this statement:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Proof he HATES games but grateful I brought him back out for the last 30 seconds 💙 <a href="https://t.co/tJeCQJlhrw">https://t.co/tJeCQJlhrw</a> <a href="https://t.co/pU2z1waL8B">pic.twitter.com/pU2z1waL8B</a></p><p>— Kendra Randle (@KendraRandle_) <a href="https://twitter.com/KendraRandle_/status/1858350457812349438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Julius Randle is already finding his footing with the Timberwolves</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-of-Timberwolves-Julius-Randle.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Wosika-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The three-time All-Star has had a solid start to his Timberwolves career overall, especially considering that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-karl-anthony-towns-julius-randle-trade-between-timberwolves-knicks-sends-shockwaves" rel="noopener">Randle’s trade to Minnesota</a> was less than two months ago. Julius is additionally coming off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-julius-randle-season-ending-shoulder-surgery">season-ending shoulder surgery</a> and nine months of inactivity. Not including Sunday’s game, Randle is averaging 20.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.2 rebounds per game while shooting an efficient 50.6% from the field and 36.8% from beyond the arc.</p><p>The past two performances have been indicators that the Timberwolves’ new addition is primed to leap back into his All-NBA form from before. Randle has scored his third-highest and highest point totals of the year in Minnesota’s past two wins against Phoenix and Sacramento. At 6’9, 250, the Timberwolves forward is a very physical player who is beginning to gain more confidence in his recovering right shoulder. So long as he can stay healthy, Randle can evolve into one of the best second options in the league behind Anthony Edwards.</p><p>While Minnesota has had a very uneven start, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-honest-take-end-losing-skid">losing to the Portland Trail Blazers two games</a> in a row, Chris Finch’s team is beginning to find a rhythm. Back-to-back wins against perennial playoff teams indicate that the franchise is trending in the right direction. At 8-6, the Timberwolves are currently seventh in the West. While the defense is not at the elite level last year’s was, with Randle and a more experienced Anthony Edwards, Minnesota’s offense should take a significant step up this season.</p><p>It’s also important to note that Donte DiVincenzo also had a productive outing against Phoenix on Sunday, going 5-10 from three. DiVincenzo’s improvement adds an entirely new element to the Timberwolves’ offense. In his one season with the New York Knicks, “The Big Ragu” broke the franchise record in three-pointers made. DiVincenzo was also the second-leading scorer in the regular season for much of the year and playoffs for the number two seed in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>To sum it up, Donte is clearly capable of raising his level, and Julius Randle is already elevating his game as he gets more comfortable in Chris Finch’s system. Once both are in full gear, the Timberwolves are clear title contenders that should shoot up the standings. Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-sends-defiant-nsfw-message-after-embarrassing-loss-to-blazers">Anthony Edwards showing some frustration</a> with the franchise’s growing pains through the season’s first few weeks, barring injury, the worst of it is over for the Timberwolves. Chris Finch’s team should only get better from here on out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Julius Randle makes admission about son after hero moment vs. Suns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-fans-going-crazy-julius-randle-buzzer-beater-vs-suns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves fans going crazy over Julius Randle’s buzzer beater vs. Suns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Timberwolves-news-Minnesota-fans-going-crazy-over-Julius-Randles-buzzer-beater-vs.-Suns.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves fans going crazy over Julius Randle’s buzzer beater vs. Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-17T18:27:38-08:00">November 17th, 6:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-17T18:27:38-08:00">November 17th, 6:27pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Julius Randle lifted the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Phoenix Suns, 120-117, with a three-point game-winner on Sunday that sent fans going bonkers online. After all, this shot came only a day after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-breaks-internet-wild-ot-game-winner-raptors">Celtics’ Jayson Tatum hit a game-winner</a> vs. the Toronto Raptors, though the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-got-away-travel-game-winning-3-pointer-vs-raptors">refs admitted Tatum got away with travelin</a>g before the shot. Like that shot, this game-winner left no time on the clock, and Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley, and the rest of the Wolves ran to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-finalizing-shocking-karl-anthony-towns-trade-with-knicks">Randle, acquired via trade for Karl-Anthony Towns</a>.</p><p>Check the replay of the amazing buzzer-beater in this clip shared by ClutchPoints on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JULIUS RANDLE BEATS THE BUZZER AND CALLS GAME 📞😱 <a href="https://t.co/jvrCOl98mp">pic.twitter.com/jvrCOl98mp</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1858286622116343897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Timberwolves def. Suns on Randle game-winner</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Julius-Randle-taking-the-game-winning-3-as-Devin-Booker-looks-on.jpg"><figcaption>© Nick Wosika-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Julius Randle’s game-winner excited Timberwolves fans, it understandably didn’t go over well with Suns fans. Of note here was Randle’s defender Josh Okogie falling to the floor instead of contesting the shot, resulting in a wide-open look at the rim for the Wolves forward.</p><p>However, Suns fans contend that the refs missed the offensive fall on Randle, pushing off Okogie as he tried to beat him to the spot to set his feet for the three.</p><p>The user @roughneck_40 <a href="https://x.com/roughneck_40/status/1858284367996760262" rel="noopener">made his case</a> on X, saying, “Offensive foul. Absolutely terrible no call,” while @BigPapaGeoffer concurred, “Fake ass rigged <a href="https://x.com/BigPapaGeoffer/status/1858284203353457017" rel="noopener">clearly offensive foul</a>.”</p><p>Additionally, fan account @brawadis said, “<a href="https://x.com/brawadis/status/1858283849920467422" rel="noopener">No foul call</a> on Randle push off is f**king crazy. F**k this rigged ass league.”</p><p>On the other hand, @BulletClubIta couldn’t contain their excitement, posting a clip of the game-winner with the caption, “JULIUS RANDLE DELIEVERS THE GAME WINNER BUZZER BEATER FOR THE TIMBERWOLVES!!!!”</p><p>In a reply to his post, another fan @passionflower92 posted a gif of laughing women and called attention to Suns star Devin Booker, saying, “Look at Booker whining.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Look at Booker whining <a href="https://t.co/rDG5IBJppq">pic.twitter.com/rDG5IBJppq</a></p><p>— THEE Starfish and coffee (@passionflower92) <a href="https://twitter.com/passionflower92/status/1858288238202327072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While the refs could have called Randle making space for the shot, causing Okogie to fall, most of the time they would swallow their whistles unless the foul was undeniable.</p><p>Moreover, it’s always better to play that shot straight-up and put a hand in the shooter’s face instead of giving up a wide-open look at the hoop and allowing the shooter to get into his shot, in rhythm.</p><p>With the loss, the Suns are now 9-5, as they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-silver-lining-kevin-durant-bradley-beal-injury-concerns">deal with injuries to Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal</a>. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves have improved to 8-6, as Edwards and Randle continue to build chemistry as the team’s main one-two punch.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves fans going crazy over Julius Randle’s buzzer beater vs. Suns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nuggets-news-jamal-murray-exits-timberwolves-game-after-julius-randle-hit');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nuggets’ Jamal Murray exits Timberwolves game after Julius Randle hit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Nuggets-news-Jamal-Murray-exits-Timberwolves-game-after-Julius-Randle-hit.jpg"></figure><h1>Nuggets’ Jamal Murray exits Timberwolves game after Julius Randle hit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-01T20:10:49-07:00">November 1st, 8:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-01T21:54:05-07:00">November 1st, 9:54pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the Denver Nuggets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-did-michael-porter-jr-hint-at-denver-implosion-with-break-it-up-message">going through some early-season woes</a>, the last thing they need is anything that would hamper the performance of Jamal Murray even further. Concerningly, Murray <a href="https://x.com/christopherhine/status/1852545731774529581?s=46" rel="noopener">had to exit</a> to the locker room in the third quarter of the Nuggets’ Friday night contest against the Timberwolves after getting hit on the head by Julius Randle.</p><p>Now, Murray is reportedly <a href="https://x.com/katywinge/status/1852548880426045810" rel="noopener">under concussion protocol</a> and he won’t be returning to action against the Timberwolves, per Katy Winge of Altitude Sports.</p><p>The hit from Randle, of course, was far from intentional. Randle was merely navigating an off-ball action involving Murray and Aaron Gordon, and it looked like the Nuggets guard received a bit of a nudge from Anthony Edwards, causing his head to bump towards Randle’s.</p><p>At first glance, that hit Murray sustained was very concerning, and his reaction as he stayed on the court for a few more plays following that collision shows that he may have sustained a concussion. He was holding on to his head, and he was clearly rocked by the head to head hit he endured from Randle.</p><p>Four more plays passed before the Nuggets took a timeout and removed Murray from the game, and by then, the 27-year-old guard was struggling immensely, clutching on to the bridge of his nose as he did his best to continue doing his job on the defensive end of the floor.</p><p>Murray’s health will be of utmost importance to the Nuggets, so there is no way that the team will be rushing him back to action. But considering the struggles of Denver’s bench all throughout the season thus far, an extended absence from Murray could spell early-season disaster.</p><h2>Unfortunate head collision compounds Jamal Murray and Nuggets’ struggles to begin the season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_0685.jpeg"></figure><p>As if the Nuggets had the margin to endure another bout of misfortune, Jamal Murray’s absence will make life even more difficult for Denver, at least for the next few games or so. At the time of writing, the Nuggets’ starters have scored over 95 percent of their points on Friday night against the Timberwolves, and it’s difficult to win if a team receives barely any production from its reserves.</p><p>Russell Westbrook figures to play a larger role while Murray is dealing with a possible concussion, although Westbrook, apart from his 22-point outing against the Brooklyn Nets, has struggled to make much of an impact. His shooting continues to desert him, and teams simply wall him off the paint, negating his biggest strength.</p><p>It was telling that Michael Malone opted to bring Julian Strawther in immediately following Murray’s exit from the game. Strawther at least provides the Nuggets with some floor-spacing, which would come in handy in a lineup with Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun in it.</p><p>For what it’s worth, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-jamal-murray-hit-harsh-all-star-reality-check-channing-frye">Murray has not been shooting the ball well</a> to begin the new campaign. Before exiting against the Timberwolves, he only had six points on 2-7 shooting from the field in what has been a difficult way for him to begin the 2024-25 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets’ Jamal Murray exits Timberwolves game after Julius Randle hit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-message-julius-randle-before-monster-kings-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards reveals message to Julius Randle before monster Kings game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Anthony-Edwards-reveals-message-to-Julius-Randle-before-monster-Kings-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards reveals message to Julius Randle before monster Kings game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-25T07:37:40-07:00">October 25th, 7:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-25T09:46:13-07:00">October 25th, 9:46am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a frustrating season-opening loss, the Minnesota Timberwolves bounced back against the Sacramento Kings. But like most road wins, it didn’t come without any <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-vs-kings-prediction-odds-pick-10-24-2024">heart-pounding drama for the Wolves</a>. Running down to the wire, a pair of Anthony Edwards free throws proved to be the game-winning action for Minnesota. However, they wouldn’t have gotten there if Julius Randle, one of their new pack members, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-debut-revealed">hadn’t stepped up for the Wolves</a>.</p><p>Randle scored 33 points on 13-for-17 shooting, including 5 of 6 from 3, five rebounds and four assists. It was the perfect complement to Edwards, who finished with 32 points on 10-for-24 shooting, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal. But after Edwards iced the game at the line, he <a href="https://x.com/TWolvesLead/status/1849675430027997513">had nothing but praise</a> for his new teammate’s efforts against Sacramento.</p><p>We told him this morning, don’t fit around us, we’ll fit around you,” Edwards said about Randle. “And he showed us today!”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Edwards when asked about Julius Randle's big game:</p><p>“Ohhhhhhhh my god. We told him this morning, don’t fit around us, we’ll fit around you, and he showed us today."<a href="https://t.co/QMrmu2fvip">pic.twitter.com/QMrmu2fvip</a></p><p>— Wolves Lead (@TWolvesLead) <a href="https://twitter.com/TWolvesLead/status/1849675430027997513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Randle got Minnesota started and helped them overcome the disjointed offense early. The Wolves had eight first-quarter turnovers, but Randle helped offset them with 11 first-quarter points. He kept them afloat in the second quarter, pouring in 11 more points in the frame to keep Minnesota within 59-55 at the halftime break.</p><h2><b>How Julius Randle saved the Timberwolves against the Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Julius-Randle-Timberwolves-Kings.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Overall, the Wolves trailed by as many as 12 points against the Kings. It looked similar to Minnesota’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers for nearly three quarters. A blend of mediocre defense and discombobulated offense might see the Timberwolves start 0-2 on the season. Well, that might’ve been the case if it hadn’t been for Randle to step up.</p><p>Randle returned from a mediocre performance against the Lakers and was all over the court on offense for Minnesota. His aggression looked much closer to the three-time All-Star he was in New York. While his teammates scored at a 34 percent clip, Randle made 8 of 10 shots, including four 3s, to keep the Timberwolves alive at halftime.</p><p>As Randle took control of the offense, things started to open up for Edwards. The Kings were focused on the star guard in the first half, trying to limit his opportunities. Randle stepping up made Sacramento adjust in the second half, and that’s all Edwards needed to get rolling and close the game.</p><p>“That’s why he’s here,” Edwards said. “He did a tremendous job of that. We want him to keep doing that. Don’t think about passing nobody the ball. Shoot it.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards reveals message to Julius Randle before monster Kings game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-rui-hachimura-roasts-julius-randles-standing-defense');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rui Hachimura roasts Julius Randle’s ‘standing’ defense');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lakers-news-Rui-Hachimura-roasts-Julius-Randles-standing-defense.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Rui Hachimura roasts Julius Randle’s ‘standing’ defense</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-23T12:39:49-07:00">October 23rd, 12:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-23T12:43:32-07:00">October 23rd, 12:43pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura delivered a standout performance in the team’s season-opening <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-major-complaint-season-opening-win-vs-timberwolves">110-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves</a> on Tuesday night. Hachimura played a pivotal role in the win, contributing 18 points, five rebounds, and two steals while shooting 50% from the field. His impact was further highlighted by a team-best plus-minus rating of +19.</p><p>The Lakers’ season debut came after a significant offseason trade that sent Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and Keita Bates-Diop to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-finalizing-shocking-karl-anthony-towns-trade-with-knicks">Timberwolves in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns</a>. While Minnesota’s new additions made their presence felt, Hachimura’s aggressive play was one of the game’s biggest highlights.</p><p>After the game, Rui Hachimura explained his approach, <a href="https://x.com/JacobRude/status/1848966672792662361" rel="noopener">citing a particular defensive weakness</a> he aimed to exploit in Randle, now playing for the Timberwolves.</p><p>“We talked about Julius Randle,” Hachimura said. “He sometimes is just standing and stuff. So we talked about, we got to kind of use that. I know I can be the screener. I can be in the corner to kind of attack the rim.”</p><h2><b>Rui Hachimura’s timely aggression lifts Lakers as James duo makes history</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rui-Hachimura-28-drives-against-Minnesota-Timberwolves-center-Rudy-Gobert.jpg"><figcaption>© Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Hachimura’s aggressive offensive play came at critical moments for the Lakers, allowing them to capitalize on defensive lapses by Minnesota. His ability to attack the rim and find scoring opportunities helped the Lakers establish control, especially when the game tightened in the second half.</p><p>In addition to Hachimura’s performance, the game saw a historic moment as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-ja-morant-trae-young-react-to-awesome-lebron-james-bronny-james-moment">LeBron James and his son, Bronny James, took the court together</a>, becoming the first father-son duo to play in an NBA game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-hits-la-with-hilarious-lebron-james-reality-check">Anthony Davis reflected on the moment</a> after the game, adding a touch of humor to the milestone.</p><p>With the season opener behind them, the Lakers will now focus on their next challenge — a Friday night matchup against the Phoenix Suns, who feature stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. The Lakers hope to carry the momentum from their win over Minnesota into this high-profile clash.</p><p>As Rui Hachimura continues to assert himself in his role, the Los Angeles Lakers will look to maintain their early success as they navigate a challenging Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rui Hachimura roasts Julius Randle’s ‘standing’ defense

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA opening night was a disappointing one for the Minnesota Timberwolves, as they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Timberwolves trailed most of the game, and at one point they were down by 19 points. They fought back toward the end, but it wasn’t enough to get them the win.</p><p>The biggest concern from their first game was missing shots and their effort, and on the TNT broadcast, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/stan-van-gundy-destroys-espn-for-firing-his-brother-jeff-van-gundy">Stan Van Gundy particularly called out</a> Julius Randle for his play. Through parts of the game, Randle was using his slow pace to try and get going, but it felt like it was slowing down the rest of the team.</p><p>As far as effort, there was a time during the game when Austin Reaves got a rebound after a missed free throw from Anthony Davis, and Gundy <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1848929576325361893" rel="noopener">called out</a> Randle.</p><p>“Julius Randle made absolutely no effort there,” Gundy said after the play.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Julius Randle made absolutely no effort there.”</p><p>Stan Van Gundy ripped into Randle after this Austin Reaves offensive rebound 😳 </p><p> <a href="https://t.co/iWWd82rxM4">pic.twitter.com/iWWd82rxM4</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1848929576325361893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As the game continued, it looked like Randle started to get into a rhythm, and he finished the night with 16 points, nine rebounds, and four assists. With him being new on the team, it could take him some time to get adjusted, and the hope is that it doesn’t take long.</p><h2>Julius Randle must play better for Timberwolves</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Julius-Randle.jpg"><figcaption>Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One thing the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of was Julius Randle’s defense, which Rui Hachimura noted <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2024/10/23/24277468/rui-hachimura-lakers-wolves-julius-randle-defense-rudy-gobert" rel="noopener">after the game</a>.</p><p>“We talked about Julius Randle. He sometimes is just standing and stuff,” Hachimura. “So we talked about, we got to kind of use that. I know I can be the screener. I can be in the corner to kind of attack the rim.”</p><p>The Lakers’ plan worked, and Hachimura had a fast start, and finished with 18 points and five rebounds. The one player that stood out for the Timberwolves was of course Anthony Edwards, who finished with 27 points, six rebounds, and three assits. Edwards will have those types of games a lot this season, and it’ll be up to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-drops-bold-career-prediction-for-2024-25-season">players such as Randle</a> to help him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Julius Randle’s brutal effort put on blast by Stan Van Gundy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-drops-bold-career-prediction-for-2024-25-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Julius Randle drops bold career prediction for 2024-25 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Julius-Randle-drops-bold-career-prediction-for-2024-25-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Julius Randle drops bold career prediction for 2024-25 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-22T19:38:19-07:00">October 22nd, 7:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-22T19:38:19-07:00">October 22nd, 7:38pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Julius Randle will be entering the 2024-25 season with the fourth team of his professional career following the blockbuster trade that sent him and Donte DiVincenzo to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-how-julius-randles-chris-finch-connection-success">Randle will be raring to go</a> on opening night, especially when an unfortunate shoulder injury ended his 2023-24 campaign prematurely, preventing him from contributing to the New York Knicks’ playoff run.</p><p>But now, Randle appears to be fully recovered from his shoulder injury, and he’ll be stepping into Towns’ role as the starting power forward in the Timberwolves’ supersized frontcourt. And the 29-year-old forward’s <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1848909281124372802" rel="noopener">confidence is through the roof</a>, as he believes that greater things are yet to come for him in his first season in the Twin Cities.</p><p>“Julius Randle told me that this will be his best year yet. This marks his fourth team in 11 seasons and he said that his greatest ability is the way that he can adapt his playing style to different situations, emphasizing that he’s always been an unselfish player,” TNT’s courtside reporter Taylor Rooks said prior to the start of the Timberwolves-Lakers opening night clash.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Julius Randle told me that this will be his best year yet" <a href="https://twitter.com/TaylorRooks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TaylorRooks</a> reports on Randle's debut for Minnesota 🐺 <a href="https://t.co/4BcCgJk5X3">pic.twitter.com/4BcCgJk5X3</a></p><p>— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1848909281124372802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Anthony Edwards will be the undisputed star of the show for the Timberwolves, therefore relegating Randle to more of a supporting role. Nonetheless, he’s willing to play whatever role is necessary for the greater good of the team.</p><p>“He’s eager to play off the ball, make Anthony Edwards’ life easier with more catch-and-shoot opportunities and be a passer over a scorer,” Rooks added.</p><p>Indeed, if there’s anything Randle can hang his hat on, it’s his above-average playmaking ability for his size. He can also soak up pressure on offense by playing bully ball, which could then allow the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-unfinished-business-truth-bomb-knicks-trade">Timberwolves to run</a> off-ball actions to free up Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo, and Naz Reid, among others.</p><p>Randle was instrumental in turning the Knicks’ culture around. Now, the Timberwolves will need him to take a backseat, but all indications are pointing to a smooth integration process for the 29-year-old within the team’s cohesive locker room.</p><h2><b>Is Timberwolves forward Julius Randle being undervalued by fans?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Randle-during-preseason.jpg"></figure><p>The dominant sentiment among fans in the immediate aftermath of the Timberwolves and Knicks’ blockbuster trade was that the former lost the trade, as they gave up one of the greatest shooting big men in the history of the NBA — as well as their established star since 2015 — for Julius Randle, a below-average shooter from deep, and Donte DiVincenzo, someone who’ll be playing behind Anthony Edwards.</p><p>But it’s not like Randle is a fringe NBA player who somehow lucked into a long and productive career in the league. He is a perennial 20/10/5 threat, doing it all for his teams ranging from creating offense from the midpost as well as battling against opposing big men on the glass.</p><p>Having many playoff-viable players on the roster is an underrated part of building a contending roster. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-defends-donte-divincenzo-knicks-altercation">Randle and DiVincenzo should be logging heavy minutes</a> for the Timberwolves in the postseason, giving Minnesota plenty of depth which should help them out in the long run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Julius Randle drops bold career prediction for 2024-25 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-how-julius-randles-chris-finch-connection-success');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Julius Randle’s past Chris Finch connection points to Timberwolves success');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/How-Julius-Randles-past-Chris-Finch-connection-points-to-success.jpg"></figure><h1>How Julius Randle’s past Chris Finch connection points to Timberwolves success</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-22T11:01:10-07:00">October 22nd, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-22T11:01:10-07:00">October 22nd, 11:01am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-defends-donte-divincenzo-knicks-altercation">Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo looking comfortable</a> in their new threads, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-anthony-edwards-claims-hes-going-to-play-in-nfl-if-he-wins-nba-title">Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to win an NBA championship</a> this season for the first time in franchise history after making it all the way to the conference finals a season ago. Randle and DiVicenzo were acquired late in the offseason in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns, and the hope is that they will help diversify an offense around Anthony Edwards that got a bit predictable in the team’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks last postseason.</p><p>The Timberwolves are of course coached by Chris Finch, who Randle previously has experience with during his lone season with the New Orleans Pelicans, when Finch was the team’s offensive coordinator. Now, Randle is revealing <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5861765/2024/10/22/julius-randle-chris-finch-connection-timberwolves/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nbatw&amp;source=nbatw" rel="noopener">that he tried</a> to get the New York Knicks to hire Finch after signing there during the 2020 offseason, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.</p><p>“I wanted Finchy to come on staff there. I’m telling them, man, Finchy’s a great coach,” Randle said. “But they had their plans of what they wanted to do. But I was like man, Finchy would be an amazing coach for us. It just didn’t happen.”</p><p>Finch also spoke on his experience with Randle during their time with the Pelicans.</p><p>“Julius was a joy to coach,” Finch said. “Really, really enjoyed working with him. Great pro. Loves being in the gym, comes in with a smile on his face every day. He’s hungry for feedback. Really pleasant.”</p><p>Randle then broke down specifically why he feels that his style meshes so well with Finch’s basketball philosophy.</p><p>“If anybody knows anything about me, I’m a rhythm player and Finchy does a great job of putting me in spots where I’m catching it in the flow, catching it in rhythm, making my reads simple and just playing,” Randle said. “Not thinking too much, just playing. We view the game in a very unselfish way and I just try to let that be contagious with the rest of the team.”</p><h2><b>Will the Timberwolves continue their success?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Randle-during-preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On paper, there’s no reason why the Timberwolves shouldn’t be able to continue their success from a year ago, when they were the number three seed in the Western Conference and bulldozed through the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets in the first two rounds of the playoffs.</p><p>Anthony Edwards remains one of the most electrifying players in the league before entering his likely prime years, and Randle and DiVincenzo add some secondary shot creation that Towns wasn’t necessarily able to provide, even if it comes at the expense of floor spacing and defensive size.</p><p>In any case, the Timberwolves kick off their season on Tuesday evening on the road vs the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Julius Randle’s past Chris Finch connection points to Timberwolves success

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
20.0	6.9	4.1	0.2	0.8

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
20.0	6.9	4.1	0.2	0.8

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