Flames blocked many of the exits so they grabbed their children and dogs and ran out the back but the burning debris blocked the gate so neighbors helped them climb over the fence to escape.
for Minnesota, Randle disappearedwith six points on 2-for-11 shooting with four turnovers. With Oklahoma City in full control, coach Chris Finch kept him on the bench for the entire fourth quarter.
Randle was disappointed by the decision, to be sure, but he’s got too strong of a relationship with Finch — dating to the 2018-19 season with New Orleans when Finch was an assistant — and too much of a grasp of the bigger picture to let any negative emotion cloud his demeanor.“Obviously as a competitor I want to play, but it’s all about the team and I wanted to make sure that I came in the same if it’s a good day or if it’s a bad day,” Randle said. “I think it’s important for my teammates to see it. As hard as it is at times, you’ve got to check your ego at the door.”Finch and Randle spoke at the morning shootaround, but there wasn’t any tension to clear.
“I said, ‘Hey, man, you had one subpar game in the playoffs so far. Just happened to be the other night. We’re moving on,’” Finch said.Good advice from the head coach, of course, but the star player actually beat him to it.
Anthony Edwards, who sparked the Wolves with 30 points in 30 minutes before sitting for the fourth quarter with the game well in hand, was the first one to approach Randle in Oklahoma City on Thursday night with an encouraging word.
“He was like, ‘Bro, just shake that. Like, you good. Don’t worry about it,’” Randle said. “And as the flight went on, I was able to start smiling and laughing again while we’re playing cards and all that stuff. So he’s very mature and very in-tune with the team, and as a leader of the team you need that.”Stylist Brian Robinson said that if Talley were alive, he would have left an unforgettable mark on the gala’s defining looks.
“He would definitely be behind conversation pieces underneath the restraint to educate,” Robinson said of Talley, the influential former creative director and editor at large at Vogue magazine. He died at the age of 73 in 2022.“He would have been able to put dandyism in a positive light for people to understand the importance of being able to celebrate and highlight our culture,” said Robinson, who has worked with Keyshia Cole and Naturi Naughton. “He would push for the understanding of the agricultural aesthetic of style, being able to understand how it highlights not only your personality, but how it can also make you feel good as a person.”
Smith hopes the Met Gala inspires people to embrace the joy of dressing up, because that’s the heart of dandyism. He’s eager to see that spirit reflected both on the streets and in the player tunnels at professional games.“I want to see it more in our tunnel fits in the NFL,” he said. “Take some fashion tips from the Met. Look at what everybody’s wearing and how they’re exploring fashion. I want to see how everybody expresses themselves and how they leave their mark in the fashion world.”