Jason Kidd has been fined $35,000 for public criticism of the officiating and using profane language during a media interview. Kidd made his comments postgame following the Mavericks' 111-107 loss to the Houston Rockets on Jan. 31 at Toyota Center. Kidd called out each of the three referees by name in his comments after they didn't call a foul on a Cooper Flagg drive to the basket. "I saw a foul," Kidd said. "[Officials] Sean [Wright], Simone [Jelks] and Jason [Goldenberg] were awful tonight....
The NBA has slapped Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd with a $35,000 fine for criticizing the officiating in Sunday’s 111-107 loss to the Houston Rockets. Kidd called out the referees after the game. The NBA retaliated with a $35,000 fine, according to ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel. “Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has been fined $35,000 […] The post Mavericks’ Jason Kidd fined $35,000 for profanity-laced rant after Rockets game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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