MIAMI — Looking relaxed and prepared to take it down a couple of notches before cranking it back up to his buzzworthy levels in a few more hours, Miles Bridges strolls over to take a seat.
Some of the usual bright South Florida sunshine radiates through a few windows tucked behind the Charlotte Hornets forward and his teammates are scurrying about. Bridges is a picture of calmness, displaying the reserved kind of humbleness that’s served as a trademark of his going back to his days at Michigan State coach under Tom Izzo’s tutelage.
Don’t be fooled, though. The final week of the regular season has arrived and an inferno is immersed inside Bridges as the Hornets ready themselves for next week’s play-in tournament.