Say this for Jason Kidd's head coaching career: it hasn't been lacking in comedy. With just a few minutes to go in the Brooklyn Nets' 99-94 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Kidd spilled his Coca-Cola on the court, causing a brief delay in the action.
As The Brooklyn Game points out, Kidd may have had Tyshawn Taylor knock the cup out of his hand on purpose. Check the slo-mo replay, which shows Kidd perhaps mouthing the words "hit me.":
This was presumably an effort to buy Kidd more time to draw up a play in the closing seconds of the game. A tactic Kidd denied.
"Cup slipped out of my hand while I was getting Ty," Kidd said. "Sweaty palms. I was never good with the ball."
Taylor came to the defense of his coach as well.
"I wasn't paying attention. I just kind of bumped him. I didn't even know he was holding [anything]. [But] coach was drinking a soda on the sideline. I was like, 'What's he doing?'
The rookie coach's seemingly slick move could end up being investigated by the NBA.
SOURCE: SEAN HIGHKIN
USA TODAY / For the Win
USA TODAY / For the Win
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