Jason Kidd

The NBA fined Kidd $35,000 for publicly describing the officiating as unacceptable after a defeat against Houston and for using profane language in an interview.

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$35,000 NBA fine

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Kidd was ejected during a game against Orlando after entering the court, approaching a referee's face and shouting several personal insults, according to the official report by the crew chief.

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After five seasons, Dallas parted ways with Kidd. New president Masai Ujiri explained that it was his decision and that he wanted a fresh start after two consecutive seasons without reaching the playoffs.

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Kidd's return as coach of the Mavericks prompted criticism because of his 2001 guilty plea, particularly as Dallas was emerging from an internal scandal involving workplace harassment and violence.

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Milwaukee dismissed Kidd after the team had slipped to eighth place in the Eastern Conference and posted a disappointing record despite Giannis Antetokounmpo's performance. The player called Kidd before the official announcement and offered to intervene with the owners.

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After just one season coaching the Nets, Kidd left Brooklyn for Milwaukee; the Nets received two second-round draft picks in compensation. Sources reported that he had requested greater authority over personnel decisions and had been refused.

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After crashing his SUV into a pole in the Hamptons in 2012, Kidd pleaded guilty in 2013 to a drink-driving offence. He was placed on interim probation and agreed to speak to secondary school pupils about the dangers of drink-driving.

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The NBA suspended Kidd, then the new Brooklyn Nets coach, for the first two games of the season because of his plea in the drink-driving case.

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The NBA fined Kidd 50,000 dollars after concluding that he had intentionally spilled a drink onto the court to cause a delay in the final seconds of a game against the Lakers.

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$50,000 NBA fine

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Kidd filed for divorce, accusing Joumana Kidd of “extreme cruelty”, violence and controlling behaviour. She responded by accusing him of repeated physical abuse and infidelity during their marriage.

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Following a dispute at their home, police arrested Kidd after he acknowledged striking his wife Joumana, causing a cut to her mouth. He subsequently pleaded guilty to a domestic violence offence, received a 200-dollar fine and was required to attend an anger management programme.

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