Kidd Takes an Early Hit
Nets new coach pleads guilty to drunk driving charge
Jason Kidd’s introductory press conference at the Barclays Center last month produced plenty of questions regarding his neophyte status as an NBA coach.
Many wondered how the 40-year-old Kidd, a 19-year NBA veteran with a slew of gaudy statistics, an NBA championship ring and two Olympic Gold Medals, would be able to translate what he so masterfully produced on the court to his new players as the 18th head coach in Nets history.
The one question that wasn’t asked during the fete, was how Kidd was going to explain smashing his Cadillac SUV into a telelphone poll on Long Island last summer while driving drunk.