Mikal Bridges: My other dream was being a second grade teacher
For most basketball players, making it to the NBA is the ultimate dream. But Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges has another dream as well. “My other dream was being a second grade teacher,” the small forward told CBS News. “I think just helping kids has always been a big thing of mine.” Why second grade? “Because I loved second grade when I was young,” he said. “I feel like that was one of the years I really remember. Just having a great year. I had a great teacher named Ms. Porter and just I feel like I always loved second grade.”
Source: CBS News
Source: CBS News
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Erik Slater @erikslater_
End Q1: Lakers 31, Nets 11
Cam Thomas: 0/5 FG
Mikal Bridges: 0/1 FG
Dennis Schroder: 0/2 FG
Dorian Finney-Smith: 0/2 FG
Cam Johnson: 1/3 FG
Brooklyn is 4/21 from the field and 1/8 from three with four turnovers. LA has 11 fastbreak points and seven 2nd-chance points. – 6:39 PM
End Q1: Lakers 31, Nets 11
Cam Thomas: 0/5 FG
Mikal Bridges: 0/1 FG
Dennis Schroder: 0/2 FG
Dorian Finney-Smith: 0/2 FG
Cam Johnson: 1/3 FG
Brooklyn is 4/21 from the field and 1/8 from three with four turnovers. LA has 11 fastbreak points and seven 2nd-chance points. – 6:39 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Nets starters vs. Lakers
Dennis Schroder
Cam Thomas
Mikal Bridges
Dorian Finney-Smith
Nic Claxton – 5:31 PM
Nets starters vs. Lakers
Dennis Schroder
Cam Thomas
Mikal Bridges
Dorian Finney-Smith
Nic Claxton – 5:31 PM
Evan Barnes @evan_b
The Bulls: Nine 3s for the entire game.
The Nets: Nine 3s in the third quarter. Nine 3s in the 4th quarter
Mikal Bridges: 6/7 on 3s in 2nd half
Bulls: 6/15 on 3s in 2nd half – 10:14 PM
The Bulls: Nine 3s for the entire game.
The Nets: Nine 3s in the third quarter. Nine 3s in the 4th quarter
Mikal Bridges: 6/7 on 3s in 2nd half
Bulls: 6/15 on 3s in 2nd half – 10:14 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Dennis Schroder (7/11), Mikal Bridges (7/11) and Cam Thomas (5/8) are the second trio of Nets to make five or more threes in the same game in franchise history.
Jeff Green, Tyler Johnson, and Landry Shamet did it on 4/1/21 vs. Charlotte. – 9:52 PM
Dennis Schroder (7/11), Mikal Bridges (7/11) and Cam Thomas (5/8) are the second trio of Nets to make five or more threes in the same game in franchise history.
Jeff Green, Tyler Johnson, and Landry Shamet did it on 4/1/21 vs. Charlotte. – 9:52 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Mikal Bridges drains a quick-trigger catch-and-shoot three on the opening possession of the 4th quarter.
He’s made five of his last six shots after a 1/7 start. Now up to 19 points on 5/9 from three. – 9:26 PM
Mikal Bridges drains a quick-trigger catch-and-shoot three on the opening possession of the 4th quarter.
He’s made five of his last six shots after a 1/7 start. Now up to 19 points on 5/9 from three. – 9:26 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Nets starters vs. Chicago
Dennis Schroder
Cam Thomas
Mikal Bridges
Dorian Finney-Smith
Nic Claxton – 7:08 PM
Nets starters vs. Chicago
Dennis Schroder
Cam Thomas
Mikal Bridges
Dorian Finney-Smith
Nic Claxton – 7:08 PM
More on this storyline
The kids couldn’t get enough of their temporary teacher, Mr. Bridges. And while meeting an NBA star is a kid’s dream, meeting these students fulfilled a dream for him. “A lot of days, we’re in school,” he said. “And we’re with our teachers and I think they just don’t get enough credit. Because we’re around them a lot, you know what I’m saying. And they help us become better people every day. And I think some are overlooked a little bit.” Bridges says he hopes to become a teacher, or even a principal, after the NBA. -via CBS News / April 1, 2024
Growing up in Philadelphia, Bridges was inspired by Ms. Porter to follow that dream. He got to do that this month at PS 134 in Brooklyn, where he worked as a teacher for the day. -via CBS News / April 1, 2024
Many of the kids seized the opportunity to tell Bridges they too play basketball. On the playground at recess, they marveled at how tall he was and one stopped their ball game to ask Bridges for a hug. At lunch, he answered the first graders’ riddles. And then, he taught his favorite class — math. That’s where, perhaps, his inclination for teaching others began. “Math came easy to me. I feel like I was probably one of the smartest math kids in our class,” he said, adding that when he was a kid, he’d help other students. “I’ll try to teach them. Like, ‘Oh, this is how I learned it and it’s pretty simple to me this way. Just think of this way.'” -via CBS News / March 29, 2024