Walt 'Clyde' Frazier is glad to see that New York Knicks fans have come to appreciate Julius Randle's contributions to the organization.
It takes a lot to throw legendary New York Knicks player/broadcaster Walt "Clyde" Frazier off his game, but the team had at least one more surprise for him earlier this month., which also included Donte DiVincenzo, ended the rollercoaster tenure of Randle, who established himself as a lasting NBA star during his time in New York.
Randle's time in New York perhaps defines the concept of bittersweet in NBA circles: he no doubt played a major role in thrusting the Knicks back into the realm of relevancy and repped the team in three All-Star Games. Injuries, however, ate away at his postseason impact, including a shoulder ailment that ended his final metropolitan tour in January.
"I never saw that before, because Knick fans are the best," Frazier said when host Lou Williams asked him why New Yorkers may not fully appreciate Randle's metropolitan legacy. "I think what turned them off against Randle was he gave them the finger once or something and that kind of alienated half of them. They never forgave him for that, the other half did."
"He was never a guy like Bernard or any normal superstar that plays for the Knicks, where he got that adulation," Frazier explained. "But I was happy to see, now that he was traded, that they are saying what he did do for the team. I mean, he was an All-Star, All-NBA player, so be brought some stability to the franchise before he left."
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