Former Laker Julius Randle is excelling with the Timberwolves, and he said late Lakers great Kobe Bryant helped shape his mentality.

As of Friday, former New York Knicks star Julius Randle officially has a starting five. Randle, now repping the Minnesota Timberwolves, announced the arrival of

On Monday, a couple of former Kentucky Wildcats played a massive part in helping their teams take 3-1 leads in the Conference Semifinals. We’ll start in the Big Apple, where Karl-Anthony Towns and the (3) New York Knicks used another second-half comeback (coupled with some terrible injury luck for the opposition) to take down the (1) Boston

Timberwolves' power forward has finally emerged as a playoff force to complement superstar Anthony Edwards. 'I had a great mentor in Kobe Bryant,' he says.

Former New York Knicks star Julius Randle is getting the handle of this postseason thing. Randle closed out his first playoff showing as a Minnesota Timberwolf

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Julius Randle reportedly plan to discuss a new contract but only after their championship pursuit in the ongoing NBA playoffs ends.

Fred VanVleet, Julius Randle and 2 others Top Plays from Toronto Raptors vs. New York Knicks. Fred VanVleet, Julius Randle and 2 others Top Plays from Toronto Raptors vs. New York

Randle's tallies of 24 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds placed him next to Timberwolves royalty: in the 36-year history of the franchise, only he and Kevin Garnett have posted triple-doubles in the postseason. Saturday's output from Randle was the first since Garnett had his last of three back in 2004's opening round.

The Curry-less Warriors only had one player, Jonathan Kuminga, get over 15 points. Jimmy Butler was held to 14 points. No Warriors player hit more than two three-pointers. The wait is now on to see if Curry can return for Game 5 on Wednesday in Minnesota.