Breathe easy: Julius Randle’s braids are back.

There’s no need to bury the lede: the Knicks are a better team when Julius Randle has braids, and his braids are back for game one. Thoughts and prayers to the Hawks.

Prior to Sunday morning, it wasn’t clear whether Randle was planning to tap into his superpower (braids) or if he was going to try and beat the Hawks as a mere mortal (without braids). For reference, here’s what he looked like as of early Saturday, per Randle’s Instagram story.