Per SNY's Ian Begley, New York Knicks reps Mikal Bridges and Tom Thibodeau took some time to talk time prior to Wednesday's game in Portland. Bridges made headlines when a report from Stefan Bondy of the New York Post declared that he had spoken with the head coach Thibodeau about cutting down on the Knicks starters' workload.

Mikal Bridges speaks out. If anyone can handle heavy minutes, it’s Mikal Bridges. The Knicks forward holds the NBA’s active "iron man" streak for most consecutive games played