NBA Fans React Harshly To Mikal Bridges' Performance In Knicks-Jazz Game

Mikal Bridges played 33 minutes against the Utah Jazz.

Nov 17, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges (25) gestures towards the Brooklyn Nets bench after making a three-point shot in the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images / Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

On Saturday, the New York Knicks played the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.

The Knicks surprisingly lost by a score of 121-106.

final pic.twitter.com/GnWZPQg7qY

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 24, 2024

Mikal Bridges had a tough day.

He finished with just seven points, three rebounds, one steal and one block while shooting 3/15 from the field and 1/7 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.

Many NBA fans reacted to his performance.

@RutgersMBB_: "Mikal “Front Rim” Bridges has to stop shooting 3s. It’s flat out embarrassing how bad he’s been this year"

Mikal “Front Rim” Bridges has to stop shooting 3s. It’s flat out embarrassing how bad he’s been this year

— Basketball 🏀 (@RutgersMBB_) November 24, 2024

@GetsPod: "extremely inconsistent, can easily say the amount of draft capital traded for him was not worth it. Knicks got fleeced, a first in the Leon Rose era."

extremely inconsistent, can easily say the amount of draft capital traded for him was not worth it. Knicks got fleeced, a first in the Leon Rose era.

— Boardman Gets Pod (@GetsPod) November 24, 2024

@RellJefe: "Mikal Bridges coulda stayed in Brooklyn for all this smh"

Mikal Bridges coulda stayed in Brooklyn for all this smh

— 👑 (@RellJefe) November 24, 2024

@MuseBarnes: "Knicks really traded 5 FRP for Mikal Bridges🤣"

Knicks really traded 5 FRP for Mikal Bridges🤣 pic.twitter.com/kKB2uIG1p0

— BarnesMuse (@MuseBarnes) November 23, 2024

@conoroneill59: "Long story short mikal has not been good enough this far I expect it to change but as it stands so far it wasn't worth the haul we gave up I'd rather have donte personally"

Long story short mikal has not been good enough this far I expect it to change but as it stands so far it wasn't worth the haul we gave up I'd rather have donte personally

— Conor 🇮🇪 (@conoroneill59) November 24, 2024

@KnicksMemes: "Mikal Bridges we need to talk"

Mikal Bridges we need to talk

— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) November 23, 2024

Bridges is in his first season playing for the Knicks.

He is averaging 15.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 46.9% from the field and 30.4% from the three-point range in 16 games.

Number 1️⃣ @mikal_bridges pic.twitter.com/oqft7UjuLI

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) July 9, 2024

The Knicks are 9-7 in their first 16 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.

They will now visit Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Monday evening in Colorado.