Mikal Bridges showed something Wednesday that we hadn’t seen too often since the Knicks emptied their asset chest to acquire him.

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.

Thibodeau has faced criticism for playing his starters too much. Bridges' comments on the matter caused a stir.