Why Mikal Bridges played 23 seconds for Knicks for important streak
It was quite the day at the office.
Why Mikal Bridges played 23 seconds for Knicks for important streak originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Mikal Bridges didn't even work up a sweat.
The New York Knicks ' star two-way player played 23 seconds on Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets . But no, he's not hurt. This was all by design.
MORE: LeBron James' dunking stats are insane this season Why did Mikal Bridges play just 23 seconds? This was all about his consecutive games streak. Bridges has now played in 638 games in a row in the NBA regular season.
He played a short stint to end last regular season, too. Sunday is the final day of the 2025-26 campaign, and so the Knicks want to keep Bridges healthy. First, they wanted to let him keep this alive.