Mikal Bridges attended his share of 76ers games while growing up in the Philadelphia area. His mother, Tyneesha Rivers, is an executive at Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which includes the Sixers in its portfolio.
So the Sixers had to be the Villanova graduate’s favorite team, right?
“I rooted for them, but Tracy McGrady was my favorite player,” Bridges said after working out Tuesday for the Sixers. “Wherever he went, that was my favorite team. So when he was in Orlando, I rooted for Orlando strictly off him.
“But I always root for the home team, for sure.