New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges will always have a hating community on the other side of New York City in the Brooklyn Nets. No matter how his tenure with the Knicks goes, there will always be people criticizing the Knicks for giving up a heap of first-round picks to reunite the forward with his former college teammates.

Mikal Bridges became just the third Knicks player ever to score 40+ points on Christmas Day with his effort against the Spurs.

The 7-foot-3 wunderkind scared the Knicks and their fans, threatening to ruin a festive Christmas at the Garden.