Emotional return to New York for Timberwolves’ Donte DiVincenzo and Julius Randle

DiVincenzo said his mind quickly transitioned to looking for the good in the trade beyond the initial shock of it happening.

“There was no angry feelings, mad feelings, nothing like that,” DiVincenzo said. “It was an initial like, ‘Damn, I got traded,’ and then you move on to the next thing. That’s all it was.”

But after the game some emotions appeared to take over. DiVincenzo and Knicks assistant Rick Brunson exchanged some words, which came after cameras caught DiVincenzo directing some words to the Knicks bench in the first half.

“Just some words. I don’t fully know what was said. A lot of people there,” DiVincenzo said. “But I really have no comment on the situation. We’re both grown men and can talk about it privately.”

DiVincenzo didn’t comment on what happened other than to deny that he said “Thanks for the trade” to Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau.

Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson, with a deadpan delivery, said “words of affirmation” were exchanged between his father and his friend DiVincenzo.