Acquired in the summer for five first-round picks, Bridges had been benched previously this season in crunch time — most notably in a November victory in Charlotte. He’s been up and down this season, and Sunday on Biscayne Boulevard — after the Knicks fell down by 19 points in the first half — the coach turned to McBride.

From the beginning of the year, there has been some concern about the shooting of Knicks star wing Mikal Bridges, who had a rough go of things in the preseason, shooting just 2-for-19 from the 3-point arc in four October appearances. He got his touch back in time for the season, but still, Bridges has frequently wavered with his shot this year.

Tom Thibodeau had a cryptic response when asked about Karl-Anthony Towns' status in the Knicks' upcoming road trip.

The New York Knicks are hoping for a quick recovery for big man Karl-Anthony Towns, who suffered a knee injury.Until then, they might be able to survive his absence if Mikal Bridges performs as he

Karl-Anthony Towns missed Wednesday night’s home game against the Philadelphia 76ers with patellar tendonopathy in his left knee.

(AP Photo/Pamela Smith) New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau stands on the court during the ... (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) New York Knicks’ Mikal Bridges, right, defends the ball from Philadelphia 76ers’ Justin Edwards during the first half of an ...

After suffering back-to-back blowout losses to the Eastern Conference’s top teams in the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks return to M

Philadelphia 76ers wing Quentin Grimes said that he didn’t complain about the heavy workload he had under Tom Thibodeau with the Knicks.

Anyone with eyes knows what it would mean for N.Y. if Brunson were to miss significant time — like trying to drive a car without the keys.

Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor is joined by Casey Powell - a.k.a CP ‘The Fanchise’ - to discuss the 7-year veteran’s role in New York’s offense and why Tom Thibodeau may need to do more to implement him into the gameplan.