The Knicks will take on the Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden on Friday. If this game goes anything like the last time these two teams squared off, it’s going to be a long night for All-Star big man Rudy Gobert.

Julius Randle appears to be on increasingly thin ice in Minnesota, not closing as many games, not endearing himself to the fans, and his albatross of a player option is threatening the Timberwolves’ ability to retain Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Naz Reid.

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