Winning excuses a lot, which for Mikal Bridges includes a tequila-fueled Instagram Live 48 hours after the NBA Finals. In a now infamous stream Bridges serenaded his dog, bleated like a goat in reverence for Jalen Brunson, needed five tries to pronounce Jeremy Sochan’s name and called Knicks owner James Dolan a “savage” for suggesting the team abstain from sex during its playoff run. At one point, Brunson fired up his seldom-used X account to plead with someone to “take Mikal’s phone.”
Of Brunson, Bridges urged the Knicks to “build that little big-headed ass a statue.” He thanked Becky Hammon, the Hall of Famer who in 2023 suggested the Knicks would never win a title being led by someone Brunson’s size. “He ain’t going to tell y’all,” said Bridges. “He knows what she said. And it fueled him to go be great.”
