Steph Curry made a pair of free throws to put the Golden State Warriors up 116-112 with 6.1 seconds remaining to ice a Warriors win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday night at Target Center in Minneapolis. Anthony Edwards hit a 3-pointer with 1 second remaining, but the Warriors put the finishing touches on the 116-115 win an inbounds pass later.
After Edwards shot the 3 with time winding down, Julius Randle could be seen on ESPN’s cameras making his way towards the locker room. A review had held up the final inbounds play, but Randle was already on his way out of the tunnel, and he’s been the subject of criticism for his early exit and body language during crunch time in Wednesday’s game.
Bad vibes from Julius Randle, who has been increasingly benched during clutch time in Minnesota. Left before the final buzzer on national TV on Wed. On the latest @KevinOConnorNBA Show: pic.twitter.com/7FmLZAlbcW
— Mr. Statistician Face Man (@tomhaberstroh) January 17, 2025
“I think it’s over. I think the Julius Randle era in Minnesota is just about over,” Yahoo Sports’ Tom Haberstroh said on The Kevin O’Connor Show on Thursday. “When you look at the last play of the game, they had to bring back guys onto the floor because there was still a little bit of time left. But who had already left by then? Julius Randle. He was the first guy to leave, and he was already out of the arena by the time the game had ended. He left before the play had stopped.”…