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“Lock in and play good.” - Julius Randle’s son Kai reveals ‘good advice’ he gives to Minnesota Timberwolves star before every game

Julius Randle's postgame press conference became a family affair as his son, Kai, stole the show by sharing the pre-game advice he offers his father.
“Lock in and play good.” - Julius Randle’s son Kai reveals ‘good advice’ he gives to Minnesota Timberwolves star before every game
Julius Randle’s son Kai reveals ‘good advice’ he gives to Minnesota Timberwolves star before every game (Image Credit: Getty Images)
Julius Randle attended postgame presser after Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors. He was accompanied by his adorable sons. The elder son, Kai, grabbed the spotlight, talking about the advice he gives to Randle before every game. Randle also discussed his strategy to overpower key players from the Warriors, which helped him achieve play-off career high score.

Julius Randle’s son Kai shared advice he gives his father before every game

Julius Randle’s postgame presser turned out to be a family affair as he was accompanied by his adorable sons at the event. Randle spoke about several factors that affect his performance, including the simple and straight advice he gets from his son. During the presser, Randle’s son got the chance to speak and shared what he liked about his father’s game. He also shared the advice he gives to his father before every game.
During the presser, Randle’s son, Kai, was asked by the reporters, “Kai, what do you like most about watching your dad play?”Kai, with a responsible stance, answered, “I like to hype him up and I like to um just watch him play and play his hardest.”
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Speaking about the advice, he shared, “Always I don't know. I just tell him to lock in and play good.”

Julius Randle shared how he handles key players from Golden State Warriors

In the same presser, reporters asked, “Julia, so many times in this series, especially the last two two games here, um the Warriors will go on runs and then you'll have a response. Is that something that you kind of take pride in doing?”Explaining his game, he said: “Uh I just try to uh be in tune and be in the moment of of like what's going on? you know, I know if um you know, they're growing on the run, just try to settle in and get us some good offense um or like if we turn the ball over, I feel like it's important for us to come down next possession and get a good clean look.
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Um or, you know, a good shot. So, um they're a team that like you don't want to turn the ball over because that's how you know their shooters like Buddy Hill and Pazinski and all those guys get loose or Kaminga gets you know, easy looks in transition. So, you want to try to take care of the ball um you know, verse them, which we didn't do in the fourth quarter at all.”Also Read: “He’s an Alpha male” - Anthony Edwards praises teammate after beating Golden State Warriors in Game 2Julius Randle scored playoff career-high 31 points against the Golden State Warriors in May 12 game, which was one of the highlights of the game. Randle’s performance is exemplary because he struggled with a sinus infection, which didn’t seem to pull him down, though, during the game.

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