Donte DiVincenzo chirps at Knicks bench, will get into it with Knicks assistant Rick Brunson after recreation

Within the aftermath of the blockbuster commerce sending Karl-Anthony Cities to New York, a lot of the main target was on KAT and the way he felt going from the one staff he ever performed for, from a metropolis he was entrenched in, to a brand new dwelling.

There wasn’t a lot speak about Donte DiVincenzo, however he had emotions on this commerce, too, and allow them to out when New York traveled to Minnesota for a preseason recreation Sunday.

First, DiVincenzo was barking on the Knicks bench, and it appeared like he mentioned, “Thanks for the commerce,” though he might need extra jokingly mentioned, “Cannot end, proper Thibs?” to Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, who was standing by the scorer’s desk at that second. Here’s a clip of that second with out the published sound, resolve for your self what you suppose he mentioned.

The actual fireworks got here postgame when DiVincenzo acquired into it with Rick Brunson, a Knicks assistant coach and the daddy of Knicks star and DiVincenzo’s good good friend Jalen Brunson. The standard pleasant postgame handshakes noticed the temperature climb somewhat. Cooler heads stepped in between them and lower off the dialog whereas it was nonetheless at that stage.

After the sport, DiVincenzo talked about all of it, saying he was joking round with Thibodeau, however not a lot with Brunson.

Jalen Brunson was requested about it postgame and brushed it off saying, “Two folks speaking, phrases of affirmation.” Tom Thibodeau went with a tried and true line of protection, “I did not see it. Two aggressive guys. Stuff like that does occur.”

Minnestoa brushed away the Knicks’ curiosity in a commerce for Cities for greater than a yr, till DiVincenzo turned a part of the provide. That is when Minnesota moved, and to this point the veteran guard has been every little thing they hoped for within the deal.

Circle your calendars for Dec. 19, that is the primary regular-season assembly between these groups, a recreation in Minnesota (the place Cities will get an enormous welcome in his return, he was beloved there).