Knicks’ Iron Man Mikal Bridges plays in his 500th consecutive game
NY Post
ORLANDO, Fla. — Iron Man Mikal Bridges made his 500th consecutive appearance in Sunday’s 100-91 victory over the Magic, a streak that started from his first rookie game with the Suns.
It’s among the more impressive accomplishments in the NBA given the recent context. Few players can now manage 82 straight games, let alone 500.
Nobody in the league is close.
“He played 500 straight?” Karl-Anthony Towns asked in amazement. “Nah, we got to drug test him.”
Still, Bridges is less than halfway to A.C. Green’s all-time record of 1,192 straight games played. It’s a sign of a different era and, given the prevalence of load management in Adam Silver’s NBA, Green’s record is much safer than Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 points.
Bridges is the only potential threat.
