Dallas coach Jason Kidd was fined $35,000 for blasting referees after a loss to the Rockets

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd yells during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd yells during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
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Dallas coach Jason Kidd has been fined $35,000 for publicly criticizing officiating and using profane language during a media interview. Kidd made the comments after the Mavericks’ 111-107 loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday. He said that the referees did not do their job and called their performance terrible.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas coach Jason Kidd has been fined $35,000 for public criticism of officiating and using profane language during a media interview, the NBA announced Monday.

Kidd made his comments after the Mavericks’ 111-107 loss at Houston Rockets on Saturday.

“The referees did not do their job tonight,” Kidd said during the postgame media session. “They were terrible.”

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