Julius Randle knows it was ‘personal stuff’ behind Donte DiVincenzo-Knicks feud

Julius Randle declined to delve into “personal stuff” in the wake of Donte DiVincenzo’s fiery exchange with Knicks assistant Rick Brunson.

“Donte is a grown man. He was standing his ground,” Randle said Tuesday. “And he’s a competitor at heart. That’s just really what it is. I don’t really think much about it, it’s basketball at the end of the day. We’re not going to get into the personal stuff.”

Randle, who is scheduled to make his Timberwolves debut in Wednesday’s preseason game against the Bulls, was on the sideline Sunday when teammate DiVincenzo started trash-talking Tom Thibodeau, yelling at his former coach after converting an and-1, “Can’t finish, right Thibs?”

DiVincenzo then responded to a comment from Rick Brunson, telling the assistant coach, “That’s what happens when they let you run the show. … Let daddy be in charge.”

Rick Brunson and DiVincenzo then exchanged heated words after the game and were separated by teammates and personnel.

Historically, a weakness in DiVincenzo’s game is finishing around the rim, which may have been on the Knicks’ pregame scouting report.