DALLAS (AP) 鈥� Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said Wednesday that he 鈥渘eeded some time to regroup鈥� after losing in overtime Monday night to the Sacramento Kings.
Before Wednesday night鈥檚 game against the Golden State Warriors, he explained that he skipped the postgame media availability on Monday because he felt bad and wanted to avoid saying something he might later regret. the game and their third big man in two games, and multiple fans were ejected for expressing their displeasure with the to the Los Angeles Lakers
鈥淚 just needed a break,鈥� Kidd said. 鈥淲e lost a tough game. We lost another player. So, I just needed some time to regroup and refocus and figure out how to put these pieces back together.鈥�
The early in the second quarter of the 129-128 loss to the Kings left the Mavericks with one active player taller than 6-8. The 7-foot Kylor Kelley, who played his first career NBA game Jan. 27, was acquired after center .
The controversial Doncic trade made by general manager Nico Harrison on Feb. 1 brought 10-time All-Star center-forward Anthony Davis to Dallas, but he in his Mavericks debut Saturday. In that same game, power forward P.J. Washington Jr. went out with an ankle sprain. Reserve center Dwight Powell has been out since Jan. 20 with a hip injury.
鈥淚鈥檝e never seen anything like this in sport,鈥� Kidd said.
Harrison has become the object of Mavericks fans鈥� ire, even receiving death threats. Before Wednesday's game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr noted he received death threats as Phoenix Suns GM in 2008 when trading Shawn Marion for Shaquille O鈥橬eal late in O鈥橬eal鈥檚 Hall of Fame career.
鈥淪eeing Nico go through stuff that he shouldn鈥檛 go through, it鈥檚 all kind of surreal, to be honest with you,鈥� Kerr said.
___
AP NBA:
The Associated Press
