Knicks Rumors: Mikal Bridges, Tom Thibodeau Had Productive Meeting After SF's Remarks
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Knicks' Mikal Bridges, the NBA's modern-day ironman, asks Tom Thibodeau to ease up on starters' minutes
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Knicks' Mikal Bridges Tells Coach Tom Thibodeau to 'Back Off' Minutes Restriction
New York Knicks star forward Mikal Bridges made an odd request to his head coach, Tom Thibodeau. Bridges told Thibodeau to 'back off' a bit in the starters' minutes because the bench deserves more. Stefan Bondy of the New York Post shared in his column on Wednesday.
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