Kevin Garnett has logged more than 50,000 more NBA minutes than Julius Randle. Don't expect that to intimidate the second-year Los Angeles Lakers forward.
“I’m not scared of anybody,” Randle said after Wednesday's 112-111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News. “The main thing is we know that’s his thing. That’s what he does, try to get in people’s heads. I’ve been watching him my whole life so I knew what to expect.”
Randle and Garnett were involved in multiple mini-altercations during the season-opening contest for both teams. One second-quarter Randle shove led to officials going to replay monitors to determine whether he'd committed a flagrant foul (he had not), and a verbal exchange between the two later led to Garnett receiving a technical. (In a lighter moment, Randle also inbounded the ball off of a turned Garnett's back.)
At least one person was impressed by Randle's courage: Kobe Bryant, according to Medina:
Garnett has long been considered one of the NBA's pre-eminent trash ...
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Julius Randle Says He’s ‘Not Scared’ of Kevin Garnett
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