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Knicks News: RJ Barrett hilarious response to Julius Randle All-NBA, Quentin Grimes tweet

By Jordanna Clark

May 10, 2023; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) drives past Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry (7) for a layup during game five of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2023; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) drives past Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry (7) for a layup during game five of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ahead of a do-or-die game for the New York Knicks on Wednesday, the NBA announced the 2022-23 All-NBA Teams. As many Knicks fans expected, Julius Randle earned a Third Team All-NBA spot after averaging a career-high 25.1 points, 10 rebounds, and 4.1 assists in 77 games.

The news couldn’t have come at a better time for Randle, who has struggled throughout the postseason. It didn’t help that he ended the regular season with a sprained left ankle and reaggravated the injury in New York’s Game 5 series win over Cleveland. His best game of the semifinals happened in Game 2, but in Game 5, he posted a solid stat line of 24 points (7-of-13), five rebounds, and five assists. He even threw a black eye in there, too.

After the Knicks’ 112-103 win, Randle was asked about earning All-NBA honors for the second time in three seasons. RJ Barrett seemed to be more excited about it than Randle.

Randle wasn’t the only Knicks player that got banged up on Wednesday. Late in the fourth quarter, Quentin Grimes banged knees with Bam Adebayo and still managed to recover enough to steal the ball from Jimmy Butler. Grimes and Jalen Brunson played in all 48 minutes, and afterward, Grimes summed up the win in a tweet.

More Knicks news

  • Immanuel Quickley is listed as doubtful for Game 6 after spraining his ankle during the fourth quarter of Game 3.
  • Jimmy Butler said after Game 5 that he’s prepared to play all 48 minutes of Game 6 if that’s what Erik Spoelstra wants him to do.
  • Former Villanova coach Jay Wright was in attendance for Game 5 to watch Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Kyle Lowry. It was the first time that Wright has gotten to see Brunson and Hart play for the Knicks.

NBA news

  • The NBA released the voter selections for the 2022-23 regular season awards. ESPN’s Mark Jackson was the lone voter to leave Nikola Jokic off his ballot for the MVP award.
  • Anthony Davis left Game 5 on Wednesday after taking an elbow to the head from Kevon Looney. TNT’s Chris Haynes reported that Davis is expected to be available to play in Game 6 on Friday.
  • LeBron James said that the Lakers don’t work on flopping after Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said that there was “definitely some gamesmanship” following Game 4.
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