Donte DiVincenzo let the Knicks hear it.
The staff’s former guard had a parting message for somebody on the Knicks and obtained into it together with his former assistant coach Rick Brunson on Sunday evening in his first recreation again at Madison Sq. Backyard for the reason that blockbuster commerce that despatched him to Minnesota as a part of a deal that introduced Karl-Anthony Cities to NYC.
The Knicks had been internet hosting the Timberwolves as a part of their preseason schedule when DiVincenzo seemed over within the path of the Knicks bench and began to jaw at somebody, probably head coach Tom Thibodeau.
“Thanks for the commerce,” DiVincenzo stated, with a number of on-line accounts indicating that he particularly talked about Thibodeau’s identify. “That’s what occurs after they allow you to run the present. That’s what occurs after they allow you to run the present.”
DiVincenzo then turned his focus again to his foul shot and sunk the bucket to place the Timberwolves forward 15-11 within the first quarter.
After the sport had come to an finish, Brunson — Jalen’s father and an assistant on the staff — and DiVincenzo exchanged phrases as the 2 groups had been shaking palms.
DiVincenzo turned to interact with Brunson, who stated one thing whereas gesturing within the former Knicks’ path.
Jalen Brunson tried to chill issues down by placing his arm round DiVincenzo’s shoulders.
DiVincenzo at one level throughout the ordeal will be heard saying: “I used to be speaking to Thibs”, a doable nod to his alternate to Knicks bench earlier within the recreation.
Donte DiVincenzo and Rick Brunson needed to be separated after a heated alternate postgame. pic.twitter.com/K2K7vz1g3w
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Because the phrases between Rick Brunson and DiVincenzo continued, they began to maneuver towards one another prompting some gamers and coaches to get in between them.
DiVincenzo finally began strolling away from the state of affairs and towards the Timberwolves locker room.
Information of the deal broke earlier this month and led to the Knicks sending DiVincenzo and Julius Randle to Minnesota as a part of the deal.
The three-team commerce additionally included the Hornets being concerned.
DiVincenzo’s return to the Massive Apple additionally got here with an opportunity for him to strike down the rumors that he had been upset over the commerce with the Nets that introduced Mikal Bridges throughout the Brooklyn Bridge to the Knicks.
In an unique dialog with The Publish’s Stefan Bondy, DiVincenzo referred to as these rumors “utterly unfaithful.”
“It was by no means a factor of, ‘Oh, we obtained Mikal, I’m pissed off.’ I used to be tremendous excited,” DiVincenzo stated. “Take the Villanova s–t out of it, I used to be tremendous excited as a result of we have now an excellent participant coming again to the staff. And also you get OG [Anunoby] again, now you’re , ‘Wow we’re going to be actually good.’ There was by no means a dialog of my position was going to be diminished. There was by no means a dialog that my minutes can be diminished. It was the surface assumption and ran with it and it was unfaithful.”
