Obi Toppin got into heated argument with Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson

Stefan Bondy: Obi Toppin and Rick Brunson got into a heated argument last night in Philly, sources confirmed. My understanding is they smoothed it over after game and they have a strong enough relationship after Rick trained Obi during predraft …

Stefan Bondy: Obi Toppin and Rick Brunson got into a heated argument last night in Philly, sources confirmed. My understanding is they smoothed it over after game and they have a strong enough relationship after Rick trained Obi during predraft process. Obi also played really well after argument

Source: Twitter @SBondyNYDN

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Al Horford is out tonight for Boston in New York, in addition to Robert Williams and Danilo Gallinari.
With the Celtics all but certain to spend long chunks of this game playing small, could be another opportunity for the Knicks to try Obi Toppin and Julius Randle together. – 12:57 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Complete list of all NBA players currently shooting above 50% from the floor, above 45% from three-point territory and 100% from the free-throw line:
Obi Toppin.
— end of list — pic.twitter.com/Wnc1JAide49:41 AM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Obi Toppin and Julius Randle played together for a little more than 10 minutes tonight.
During that time, the Knicks outscored the 76ers 29-15. – 9:51 PM
Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenband
Knicks have been falling off in 2nd half of games. Looked like that’s where tonight was going, but they found another gear in the 4th quarter.
That’s the fight Knicks fans have wanted to see. Obi Toppin and Cam Reddish deserve huge credit for igniting that fire off the bench. – 9:38 PM
Jonathan Wasserman @NBADraftWass
Obi Toppin leads Knicks in BPM, shooting 14-30 from 3, averaging 24 pts per 36 and still averaging fewer than 20 mpg in season #3. Getting a little silly. – 9:37 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
The Knicks beat the Sixers, sans Embiid and Harden, by 2 points. Philly held a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. Then, Obi Toppin kind of happened.
106-104 FINAL – 9:32 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
gee, it’s almost like Obi Toppin could’ve been helping the Knicks win games for the past 18 months
🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️ – 9:17 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Julius Randle:
15 mins
5 turnovers
1 technical
-4
Obi Toppin:
5 mins
0 turnovers
+2 – 8:03 PM
Dan Favale @danfavale
obi toppin is so relentlessly quick he lives four seconds into the future of everyone else – 7:37 PM

More on this storyline

“My trainer, August Mendes, and I, we were looking over film in Arizona while we were working out,” Holmes told The Athletic. “And we were looking at Obi (Toppin)’s team in 2019-20, and the way they played, the style of play. Obviously, Obi played a big factor in it. So we actually reached out to Dayton, Coach (Lynn) Greer talked to the coaching staff, and thankfully they were able to give me an offer.” -via The Athletic / November 2, 2022
Stefan Bondy: The Knicks have exercised options on Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley and Quentin Grimes. These are formalities. Toppin and Quickley are up for extensions after the season. -via Twitter @SBondyNYDN / October 26, 2022
Adrian Wojnarowski: The New York Knicks picked up the fourth-year option on forward Obi Toppin, sources tell ESPN. -via Twitter @wojespn / October 26, 2022