Overview

• Mikal Bridges, star player for the Brooklyn Nets, expressed dissatisfaction with the team's decision to limit his playing time during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
• The Nets lost the game 144-122, with Bridges only playing the first quarter of the game.
• Despite his limited play, Bridges was able to extend his consecutive games streak to 423, the longest active streak in the NBA.
• The Nets' decision to rest key players, including Bridges, was due to a tough schedule with a five-game road trip before Christmas and a four-game trip later in the week.
• Bridges stated that he 'never' needs to rest and that he plays to win, not just to maintain his streak.