WASHINGTON – Miles Bridges ran through the tunnel in the Verizon Center, sprinting ahead of Michigan State coach Tom Izzo.
“Hey!” Izzo yelled, after MSU’s 78-51 victory over Penn State on Thursday in the Big Ten tournament.
Bridges froze.
He thought he was in trouble.
He turned and sprinted back to Izzo.
“Good job!” Izzo beamed.
They slapped hands and shared a quick hug.
“I thought he was going to yell at me; he was giving me a compliment for the first time,” Bridges said, cracking a joke. “He just said, ‘Good job, keep these guys together.