I doubt there is any beef now stemming from that event but it’s a funny bit of history given the circumstances now. Reporting indicates they were gunning for the same job of Mavericks president and Ujiri won and is now Kidd’s GM.

Kidd’s full quote at the time

“You have to tell me who the GM is. I don’t even know who that is, so I could [not] care less what they think about Brooklyn. We have a job to do, and that’s to play the game of basketball.”

Source: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/4/20/5633336/jason-kidd-masai-ujiri-nets-vs-raptors-fuck-brooklyn

relax336 | Lakers

530 | 6 hours ago

For Now.

AfroManHighGuy

83 | 6 hours ago

Is Kidd really on the hot seat? I thought they liked him and he’s a good coach. I don’t think firing him would be the right move

relax336 | Lakers

177 | 5 hours ago

I don’t think he’s on the hot seat. But I don’t think he’s too good to move on from when a new regime is taking over.

_tx

31 | 5 hours ago

Seems likely Kidd will be the coach this year, but I’d expect a short rope

superdrone | Mavericks

22 | 4 hours ago

kidd has some good qualities, i’ll begrudgingly admit, but he seems VASTLY overrated because of a couple of playoff runs that luka carried him through. some of his game plans can be insane.

Cletus_Starfish | POR

2 | an hour ago

Out of curiosity, what kind of craziness does he engage in? I’ve watched a fair number of Mavs games over the past few years, but definitely not enough to consider myself knowledgeable about Kidd’s coaching schemes.

superdrone | Mavericks

2 | an hour ago

our doubles are always so poorly timed that it’s clearly a coaching issue, and way too often post-luka our offensive sets look like the warriors’ motion but in slowmo. they’re slow developing, don’t actually lead to shots (just trying to get someone free for a simple pass), AND we always take forever to even start the action.

it’s like he’s teaching these kids what NOT to do on offense. we stopped running those sets only when coop took a leap and could create shots for himself and for others.

Black-----Manta | Timberwolves

4 | 4 hours ago

If anything he’ll be scapegoat insurance

ositola | Lakers

10 | 5 hours ago

New management usually likes to put their own people in place and kidd has a history of being shady

He is an admittedly decent coach but idk how you trust him on the business side

dsbllr

10 | 4 hours ago

Masai doesn’t do that. He didn’t in Denver or with the Raptors until he gives a fair chance.

DisMeDog

5 | 5 hours ago

Yeah just from a control standpoint Kidd is a guy I am getting out of the door asap. He has always been a snake.

ohkokokay | NBA

3 | 4 hours ago

I agree with you. It’s a power dynamic. Kidd wants the power and he obviously doesn’t have the leverage right now.

jotheold | Raptors

0 | 5 hours ago

just curious what has kidd done

CycleV | Vancouver Grizzlies

8 | 4 hours ago

both in brooklyn and milwaukee kidd was in power struggles with the front office

OverallMistake8198 | Raptors

2 | 4 hours ago

I mean, they made it to the finals under him no?

jotheold | Raptors

4 | 4 hours ago

shady business wise LOL not basketball

chewytime

4 | 5 hours ago

Exactly. Masai is likely to gradually clean house either by hiring “his” people or keeping incumbents that are able to meet his expectations. This alternate governor title likely means he’s got the fully backing of the owners and basically carte blanche short of trading away Cooper.

_Wash | Timberwolves

9 | 5 hours ago

New GM, wouldn’t be a stretch to say he wants to bring in his own guy. Especially over the shoe salesman’s guy.

Add that to the fact that he wouldn’t commit to extending him and i would bet Kidd has max one more year in Dallas

Bixby33 | Raptors

4 | 5 hours ago

He’s fine until Masai finds his guy.

ComradeFrunze | Pelicans

1 | 4 hours ago

Ujiri will clearly want his own guy in the building.

OzymanDS

-1 | 5 hours ago

I think he’s more likely to go somewhere else. Mavs seem like a cursed franchise

ricobrognaa

1 | 5 hours ago

Don’t think he has the immediate swing to fire kidd. He had to sit through the luka fall out, he deserves some loyalty.

relax336 | Lakers

21 | 5 hours ago

They’re in the Flagg era. What happened with Luka won’t dictate anything under Ujiri. Not sure why it should.

National-Size-7205 | Heat

14 | 5 hours ago

All reports indicate he was on board with the trade so not like he “had” to sit through anything, he chose to.

MacJonesisaterrorist | Celtics

206 | 6 hours ago

They’re also grown men and this was a decade ago

mMounirM | Raptors

100 | 5 hours ago

I don’t know does a grown man spit a french fry at his wife then punches her in the face

FunctioningPyscho

-10 | 5 hours ago

Why does no one get a chance to change? Didn’t this happen 25 years ago?

AhmedF | Raptors

27 | 5 hours ago

You are 100% right. He also got a DWI ~15 years ago.

And has everyone forgotten about Larry Sanders and the Bucks experience? Like this insane shit.

Everything indicates he’s just power hungry, and a prickly asshole, so I’m okay hitting X for doubt. I’m happy to be wrong.

nickbriggles

12 | 5 hours ago

Legally forced to change or be removed from society

RiloAlDente | Spurs

1 | 15 minutes ago

Only Mazulla is allowed to not be criticised for battery.

Bad coaches are free game.

nowhathappenedwas | NBA

29 | 5 hours ago

Ujiri also apologized later that day.

Ujiri apologized later Saturday during a brief session with reporters at halftime.

“Wrong choice of words out there,” he said. “It is really not about me. It is about the players and the playoffs.

“Just trying to get the crowd out there rattled – wrong choice of words. I apologize to kids out there and to the Brooklyn guys. Nothing against them. Just trying to get our fans going. That’s it.”

ajmartin527 | Suns

3 | 2 hours ago

I appreciate that he said it in the first place, and his apology here after receiving backlash endears me even more to him for some reason. I love a GM who gets passionate like this but also isn’t too much of a narcissistic egomaniac to never admit they’re wrong like a lot of dudes in the position.

Ok_Target5058 | Grizzlies

6 | 6 hours ago

Ya this kinda feels like how NBA players are generally amicable off the court with each other despite the absurd competitiveness you see on the court

owensoundgamedev | Raptors

113 | 6 hours ago

That was the our greatest moment in franchise history before the chip

OKCFlight | Raptors

19 | 5 hours ago

I miss Masai so much already

GardinerExpressway | Tampa Bay Raptors

8 | 4 hours ago

Its competing with the Biyombo legacy game in the 2016 conference finals

LegitimateMoney00 | Knicks

94 | 6 hours ago

When Jason Kidd was on the Mavericks as a player, he once got into a fight with Hawks head coach Mike Woodson by purposely bumping into him to try and get Woodson T’d up for standing on the court (which is something I’ve never seen another player do although I wouldn’t be surprised if Chris Paul has tried it before). Woodson then went on to coach Kidd on the Knicks 2 years later. Video

Kidd seems familiar with these kinds of situations already.

Deanlechanger | Celtics

45 | 5 hours ago

absolutely nothing wrong with intentionally bumping a coach on the court if that’s what it takes to get it called. get off the fucking court

AllDayEnJay | Nets

12 | 5 hours ago

Kidd is a serial bumper.

Throwback to when the Nets were out of timeouts and Kidd told his player to “hit me” and “accidentally” spilled his drink when bumped which caused an official to call timeout while it was cleaned up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEqU7JHkfu0&pp=ygUQS2lkZCBkcmluayBzcGlsbA%3D%3D&ra=m

CarmeloSmokesWeed | Knicks

1 | 3 hours ago

idc I have always loved this, especially bc it so clearly captures Kidd mouthing “bump me” and is just cinema. One of my favorite NBA moments

ihatedougford | Toronto Huskies

52 | 6 hours ago

Even funnier if the report that Kidd wanted the President job is true

RapsareChamps_Suckit | Clippers

19 | 5 hours ago

If people are going bring up Kobe’s past - let’s bring up Kidd’s

AllDayEnJay | Nets

12 | 5 hours ago

That’s also how he was ran out of Brooklyn.

The dude tried to become the Coach/GM so he could trade Brook Lopez and Mirza Teletovic to the Bucks for pennies on the dollar before running off to Milwaukee himself.

AstronomerDramatic36 | Rockets

9 | 5 hours ago

I appreciate adding “[not]”

TPCC159

7 | 6 hours ago

Kidd can still tell him to go fuck himself if it comes down to it. He has 100 million dollars in the bank

But yeah as OP said, obviously there’s no real beef

sewsgup

3 | 5 hours ago

incredible pull OP

Twin2Turbo

2 | 6 hours ago

I wonder if Kidd still doesn’t know who he is

Ok_Translator4447 | Knicks

2 | 5 hours ago

Kidd won’t be back as coach 😂

Independent_Nothing | Nuggets

1 | 6 hours ago

Trouble in paradise

Quality_Cucumber | GSW

1 | 5 hours ago

Get ready to learn Hausa.

Underrated_user20 | Minneapolis Lakers

1 | 5 hours ago

Full circle moment

Mav21Fo | Mavericks

1 | 5 hours ago

He gone

Swangthemthings | Canada

1 | 5 hours ago

Believe in Masai. He’s a culture setter. If JKidd is good for the culture he’ll stay and if he’s not he can go coach in like Milwaukee

bigla420 | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

HIS BOSS FOR NOW

Odd-Coast-4056

1 | 3 hours ago

12 years ago I was getting bullied by this prick and now we play pick up together and are decent buds. 2014 was along time ago.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

0 | 5 hours ago

For how long is the question

g_bleezy | Nuggets

0 | 4 hours ago

I ate really spicy Indian for lunch and my farts are so stinky right now. I fear I’m going to make a painfully spicy shit later. Prayers up for me please.
Upvote = just bad gas
Downvote = anus burns bozo

Ok_Location4835 | Mavericks

-1 | 5 hours ago

Who cares