On December 19, 2024, Karl-Anthony Towns made a perfect return, both in substance and form, in Minneapolis, in the colors of the Knicks. A month later, it's Donte DiVincenzo And Julius Randle to return to their old hall and face their old team, since the Wolves travel to New York this Friday evening.
However, the first city deprived of this reunion since he is injured in the toe. He will thus, and the timing is cruel, miss his first match of the season…
If the interior of the Knicks had been greeted by its former public last month, what reception, from Madison Square Garden, can Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo hope for? “I don’t know how the public will react”, answers Jalen Brunson.
Josh Hart is more categorical. “I don’t see anything other than an ovation and applause”announces the New York player. “Randle was here for five years and helped the franchise get back on its feet. Donte certainly stayed one year but he gave everything for this team and for the city. I don't see any other option. »