The Los Angeles Lakers will look to win their first regular-season game in the LeBron James era Wednesday when they travel to Phoenix to take on the Suns. Lakers second-year guard Josh Hart will be playing against a familiar face Wednesday, as his Villanova teammate, guard Mikal Bridges, is on the Suns.
Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges were hanging out on Tuesday night, and Hart took to Instagram live to do some early trash talking with Bridges.
Josh Hart (@joshhart) says he’s gonna whoop Mikal Bridges (@mikal_bridges) tomorrow as the Lakers visit the Suns. 😂 pic.twitter.com/xTaXfzpMWw
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) October 24, 2018
Mikal Bridges and the Suns have a better record than Josh Hart and the Lakers right now. Raise your hand if you knew that was going to happen? Expect these two former college teammates to get after it Wednesday. Don't be surprised if you see some hard fouls either.
Through three games, the Lakers guard is averaging 17.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 53.8 percent from the field, 47.1 percent from beyond the arc and 20.0 percent from the free-throw line. He is coming off the Lakers' bench and providing much needed scoring.
Mikal Bridges, meanwhile, is posting 5.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists in his first three games as a pro. He's shooting 45.5 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from long distance and 66.7 percent from the charity stripe. The 22-year-old is only playing roughly 10 minutes a game.
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