New York Knicks star forward Mikal Bridges made an odd request to his head coach, Tom Thibodeau. Bridges told Thibodeau to 'back off' a bit in the starters' minutes because the bench deserves more. Stefan Bondy of the New York Post shared in his column on Wednesday.

If any New York Knick has earned some PTO, it's Mikal Bridges, and it sounds like he's angling to use it. The NBA's active iron man called for the Knicks' reserves to get their on-floor due in a report from Stefan Bondy of the New York Post,

One of the big criticisms of New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau appears to be an issue once again. Knicks forward Mikal Bridges admitted that he asked Thibodeau to ease off his minutes. However, he suggested part of the reason is he feels the Knicks’ bench deserves more opportunities to impress.