Mar 20, 2023; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) before the start of a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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NEW YORK — Julius Randle is entering the 2023 season with uncertainty.
Randle is coming off arthroscopic left ankle surgery, but more importantly, a new offseason workout plan.
“This is definitely different,” Randle said Monday. “It was a different offseason, for sure, for me from a physical standpoint. And it will be a different training camp, for sure.”
“I think, for me, physically is going to be the last thing that will come,” he said. “Just getting my body back used to the wear and tear of the NBA season.”
The 28-year-old suffered the injury late in the regular season and re-injured it in the playoffs.
Randle is controversial figure among Knicks fans, but still has reached unprecedented heights, making a pair of All-Star Games as helping the Knick reach the playoffs twice.
“Look, it’s hard to be All-NBA two out of the last three years like what he’s done, so he’s gotten a lot better,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “Last year at the end of the playoffs, he was nicked up pretty good. We all saw the Miami series. He had some really good games. And then he’s doing it on, you know, a sore ankle. So, just keep growing.”
