Seeing the relationship between these two up close, I became curious to learn more about the dynamic in college. That is when I learned that Hart hasn’t always played the role of protector for Bridges. In fact, it was the contrary. He used to try to punk him. Bridges started his college career at Villanova as a redshirt. Hart was an upperclassman and hated practicing (he still does). To get the most out of Hart, Wildcat coaches would try to trigger Hart with words. His head coach, Jay Wright, would say things to Hart that “you can’t say in an interview” just to tick him off. It often worked. However, Bridges was often the person tasked with guarding Hart, who was always practicing angrily and out of spite.
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