Julius Randle fined $50K for dustup with Suns' Cam Johnson, 'hurt' about letting Knicks down with his ejection
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle struck an apologetic tone at shootaround Sunday morning as his team prepares to take on the Los Angeles Clippers. Randle, who was ejected from New York's tough 115-114 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, said he felt bad about letting his teammates down in a game that was certainly winnable for the Knicks. "It hurts not to win," Randle said. "I'm more upset I wasn't available for my team down the stretch. That's what hurt me more than anything. I apologize to the guys for it. It hurt I couldn't be there down the stretch." The altercation occurred with 2:30 left in the third quarter when Randle and Suns forward Cam Johnson got physical as Randle attempted to box out Johnson on a made Evan Fournier 3-point attempt. After the bucket, Randle beelined toward Johnson and chest-bumped him. A referee stepped in between the two players as they were exchanging words, but Randle then shoved the official's ha...