The NBA fined Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd $35,000 for publicly criticizing officiating after Saturday’s loss to the Houston Rockets.
Kidd’s frustration stemmed from a possession late in the game where Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg drove against Rockets guard Amen Thompson and fell to the floor as he missed a contested layup.
“I saw a foul,” Kidd said after the game. “[Officials] Sean [Wright], Simone [Jelks] and Jason [Goldenberg] were awful tonight. The referees were unacceptable. It’s a foul, and he needs to be at the free throw line. Now, does he make both? That’s up to the player, but the referees did not do their job. They were terrible.”
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