Mikal Bridges, the durable player for the Brooklyn Nets, is known for his consistent presence on the court, rarely sitting out games and often logging extensive playing time.
However, his frustration surfaced when he found himself limited to just 12 minutes of play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
Expressing his discontent, Bridges remarked, “Didn’t like the choice and whatever that was,” in response to the limited minutes against Milwaukee.
Despite his displeasure, Nets coach Jacque Vaughn’s decision to manage playing time was driven by the back-to-back schedule, with Bridges having played nearly 40 minutes the previous night in a road victory against the Detroit Pistons.
“My thought was getting a feel and pulse of the game. Mikal played 40 minutes last night and so the thought was it wouldn’t be wise for me to continue and go down this path and have him play 40 minutes again,” Vaughn said.
“I ran Cam (Johnson), Royce (O’Neale), and Mikal pretty long in the first quarter. Just envisioned at the end of the night that I didn’t want them touching 40 minutes again. That’s really what it boiled down to.”
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