NEW YORK — Late in the first half Wednesday night, Julius Randle took Maxi Kleber to the rim and scored, drawing a foul on the play and perhaps more important than the points, he wandered to the baseline, high-fiving a courtside fan. About a minute later a lone MVP chant was voiced from the upper decks.
It’s a start.
After a weird week of acrimonious tension between Randle and the home fans at Madison Square Garden a detente was reached as the fans halted the booing and taunts directed at the team’s leader and Randle seemed to lift his mood from the dark place it had been.
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