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

Mikal Bridges said Wednesday morning that he had talked with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau about reducing his minutes to ease the burden on his body.

If there's one thing we know about a Tom Thibodeau-coached team it's that he's going to play his starters a ton of minutes. He's been known to run with short rotations, relying heavily upon his starters to the point where there tends to be criticism about overworking his stars.