Revenge was on the Golden State Warriors’ mind against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but it was a verbal jab from an unlikely source that truly defined the chippy affair.

On the way to a redemptive 111-85 win, the Warriors appeared to have gotten under Joe Ingles’ skin, and leaked audio footage finally revealed what the 38-year-old blurted.

“l’ll slap the s— outta you,” Ingles said twice.

But who was he referring to?

After the Warriors pulled a third-quarter surge, the fourth got heated. And it had nothing to do with Draymond Green, Rudy Gobert, and Julius Randle, believe it or not. It was Stephen Curry’s young teammate, Quinten Post, who bore the brunt of the Timberwolves’ chief instigator.

With less than two minutes left for the final buzzer, the Warriors were up 107-85. Facing a blowout, the hosts were doing everything they could to stay in the game. It’s a little vague, but Ingles and Post were already tangled up while Pat Spencer was driving to the basket. Spencer missed, but nobody cared because the 38-year-old Aussie was in a shoving contest with Post.

Funnily enough, the Timberwolves’ 19-year-old French player, a 6’11 big man, Joan Beringer, had only to stretch his 7’5″ wingspan to separate the squabbling pair. Because of him, the refs and teammates had room to intervene. Ingles and Post were both handed technicals, but no ejections were made.

But was that all? Never with Joe Ingles.

So, after the fight defused and Trayce Jackson-Davis was primarily negotiating with the refs, Spencer and Ingles had a little chat. They end it with a friendly hug. But it doesn’t look like he was successful in talking Ingles down.

Spencer was at the free-throw line, Ingles and Post were on the same side, and the veteran turned chatty. Here’s when he delivered the slap line. But Post pretended he didn’t hear a thing.

While Spencer got the Warriors up 111-85, Ingles’ trash talk tickled social media. But it was Post who had the last laugh.

Stephen Curry kept the Timberwolves on their toes amid Quinten Post’s fight

You can’t blame the Timberwolves for being jumpy. They probably thought it would go like the 2025 playoff series and their December matchup, where they won 127-120. The Warriors were also without Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Kuminga. To make up for the lack of forwards, they pulled in reserves like Post and Spencer.

It almost looked like it was leaning in favor of the Wolves, but Stephen Curry, restricted by injuries, scored a team-high 26 points to crack the top 20 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list tonight. He passed both John Havlicek and Paul Pierce for the 19th spot.

Curry had support from Moses Moody, who got 19. Brandin Podziemski and De’Anthony Melton scored 12 points each. Quinten Post had 5 points, 4 rebounds, and a steal. The Warriors also forced 26 turnovers, which yielded 25 points, to get their first win since losing Butler to an ACL tear.

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The Warriors scored 38 points in the third quarter alone, and the Wolves couldn’t keep up after that.

For the Dubs, especially Draymond Green, who has had past grudges with Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle, many expected the three to put on an electric display. But Ingles stole the show, and Post was a great co-star.