NBA PR posted following statement:

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has been fined $35,000 for public criticism of the officiating and using profane language during a media interview, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Kidd made his comments postgame following the Mavericks’ 111-107 loss to the Houston Rockets on Jan. 31 at Toyota Center.

Source / Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/LfdKu0V

Exotic_Pension_9993 | Suns

90 | 10 hours ago

James Jones getting back at Kidd for the 2022 WCSF keep up the good work

NightSleepStars | Lakers

9 | 10 hours ago

I’m glad a certain current Laker made that happen

rattatatouille | SAS

2 | 5 hours ago

2011 Finals too I think

GooeyGlue | NBA

77 | 10 hours ago

Huh when did James Jones become a VP for the league?

Cultural-Jello4042 | Suns

18 | 9 hours ago

After he lost his gig as our GM

RobbobertoBuii | Knicks

14 | 9 hours ago

damn he got hired quick…

No-Cantaloupe-6535 | Pacers

1 | an hour ago

Dude I remember watching him play as a rookie

ThatMan12 | Nets Tankwagon

16 | 10 hours ago

July

MaximumestBob | Raptors

60 | 10 hours ago

I don’t like kids at all but he’s completely right

Cooper’s whistle is horrible, I don’t care if he’s a rookie and expected to get a worse whistle (which is also a load of horse shit), he’s getting hammered multiple times a game with no call. There’s a night and day difference between his calls and superstars like Luka and Shai. Not blaming either of them for this as I do think they are getting fouled many times, but the refs need to be more consistent.

aebenz | DAL

25 | 7 hours ago

I read the first line as a now mandatory preemption in this post-Epstein world we’re in

MaximumestBob | Raptors

11 | 7 hours ago

Lmfao I swear it autocorrected to that and I corrected it

I’m keeping it

Kaladin_Depressed | Thunder

26 | 10 hours ago

Soft. I’d rather hear that interview than the same bland ass answers to the same tired ass questions.

Danibear285 | Clippers

16 | 10 hours ago

Worth

loshanme

9 | 9 hours ago

Can’t really blame him, the officiating has been brutal lately

heat_fan_ | Raptors

6 | 10 hours ago

Never realized James Jones VP of Basketball operations, when did that even happen lol

Basic-Collection5416 | Pistons

1 | 9 hours ago

I think he replaced Joe Dumars last year.

Semmithh

7 | 10 hours ago

death, taxes, and NBA fines for criticizing the refs

irenewu1

5 | 9 hours ago

Well worth it in my opinion

Jack_The_Sparrow_ | Warriors

5 | 9 hours ago

Jones got fired into a promotion

misterbluesky8

5 | 9 hours ago

I didn’t see any of the plays, but I think it’s asinine that the media and sports world collectively pretend that profane language needs to be suppressed and isn’t a part of daily life. They act like they’re somehow protecting kids, but I heard profanity at every one of my Little League practices when I was 11. Kids were cursing on the basketball court at recess in middle school. It’s 2026 and we’re fining basketball players and coaches for using profanity. Are we still going to be doing this in 50 years?

Zloggt | Bulls

4 | 10 hours ago

I see he used the swearing upgrade then…

Remarkable-Lynx1496 | Spurs

3 | 5 hours ago

Fining people for “public criticism of officiating” is actually the most insane thing, there’s legit no way to improve the officiating

rookie-mistake

2 | 4 hours ago

as a concept, It makes sense. like, you want to keep that in house. in reality, with how openly biased NBA officiating can be… yeah, no, let em take the only avenue they have left

shanedude1

2 | 10 hours ago

hilarious that It was James Jones. These guys played against each other…time flies

VinylJones | Warriors

2 | 8 hours ago

Could he start every interview with “good evening dickfarts, suck it”, then proceed with flawless diction and zero cursing, politely, until it’s over without getting into more trouble than a $35k fine each game? For science?

Adam0529 | Celtics

1 | 6 hours ago

Ye ye ye

I’ve heard he knows what he’s doing

JNerdGaming | Knicks

0 | 10 hours ago

like owner like coach

OkComfortable2089

-6 | 10 hours ago

That’s fact that any member in the nba agreed to a contract where you can’t speak how you really feel should show you why money controls the world.

OutsideMammoth

10 | 10 hours ago

If you went to work and sent an email to the company saying “my coworker is a fuckin idiot,” you would probably face some consequence. I don’t think any of this is that deep

spookyghostface | Hornets

3 | 9 hours ago

Refs aren’t coworkers. They are supervisors. If your supervisor screwed up and you called them out on it, do you think it’s right to be punished for that? Shouldn’t they be held accountable?

Basic-Collection5416 | Pistons

4 | 9 hours ago

If you publicly cuss out your supervisor, you’re probably getting fired.

spookyghostface | Hornets

1 | 9 hours ago

And you think this is what should happen? Do I have that correct?

OkComfortable2089

0 | 9 hours ago

These bots don’t know any better

Basic-Collection5416 | Pistons

2 | 9 hours ago

Go cuss out your supervisor and report back how that ends for you.

OkComfortable2089

2 | 8 hours ago

My boss gets cussed out weekly from a different employee because our union is not dumb enough to create an agreement to censor free speech..lol

OkComfortable2089

-5 | 10 hours ago

“Probably” which means you have no clue. We are not talking about hypotheticals, we’re talking about a signed agreement of opinion control because they pay you millions.

FalseProphet1234

5 | 10 hours ago

Yeah welcome to everywhere that has ever existed in the world and history

OkComfortable2089

0 | 9 hours ago

Yea false prophet sounds about right lol

FalseProphet1234

2 | 7 hours ago

Why? Because you don’t understand or don’t want to understand how the world operates?

Routine-Duty-1570

-9 | 10 hours ago

Kidd got triggered cause they called out his shitty coaching

FitCap581 | Mavericks

9 | 10 hours ago

He’s not a bad coach, he’s doing wonders for Coops development

Routine-Duty-1570

-6 | 10 hours ago

Lol Coop was already good..he ruined our season by starting coop with 2 centers and no other ballhandler when the season began

Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

8 | 9 hours ago

And that’s not his fault though lol, he doesn’t make the rosters. Also the Coop PG experiment looked cringe at the beginning, but it’s already paying off. His playmaking is way better than it was in November. Kidd maybe a questionable coach but he is a great developmental coach. Very few coaches would have given Nembhard and Bwill any meaningful minutes and would have instead played Dlo for 40min a night.

Routine-Duty-1570

0 | 7 hours ago

Bro he didn’t even give neimbhart a chance until he had too then the rookie popped off..stfu you dont even watch the games..Kidd also gave eventually gave up on his dumbass 2 center lineup and removed Cooper off PG

Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

3 | 7 hours ago

????? I’ve watched nearly every Mavs game since 2005, gtfo. I get it you hate Kidd but that doesn’t retract from the fact that he actually plays younger players and not run the starters to the ground like a Thibs like coach. If he did what you claimed to then he would still be giving Dlo starter minutes. Yes hemay be a mid HC but he is a great development coach and he’s a player’s coach upfront. He may be a pos person but one thing he does is help the bench and end of bench players try to get their second contract and beyond which he’s done for many dudes, he’s also helped develop superstars like Brunson, Giannis’ playmaking, Luka’s faster paced offense and now he’s doing the same for Cooper.

Routine-Duty-1570

0 | 6 hours ago

You’re calling him a mid head coach but then also credit him for developing freaking Giannis, Luka and Brunson? You gotta pick one..hes not even mid bro..I don’t even wanna argue with another fellow mavs fan anymore peace bro we can agree to disagree, im not gonna rage over Jkidd anymore lol

Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

3 | 6 hours ago

Yes, because a head coach is NOT 1 dimensional, a coach does more than just write plays. He is a mid coach in making plays as we’ve all seen that his final play has always been “let Luka cook” and his ATO plays have been borderline bad. But he’s actually very good in developing and leading guys to fill the holes in their game which is a very different part of coaching and usually done by assistant coaches.

[NBA PR]: Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has been fined $35,000 for public criticism of the officiating and using profane language during a media interview, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.