After the Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets, Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd sounded off on ESPN reporter Tim MacMahon.
Kidd told MacMahon to start writing more positive articles about the Mavericks.
Kidd: “That was the s*** you were making a big deal about last year, but you’re not making a big deal about it this year because s***’s going good. Right? So write some positive s***.”
MacMahon: “I just asked you a question!”
Kidd: “And I’m giving you a f****** answer. It’s all right to write positive stuff. People will read your positive s***. You don’t always have to be negative. The world’s already negative enough. Let’s see some positive stuff on some positive people who are doing their job on a nightly basis.”
MacMahon: “You’re making it a lot easier to do it this year.”
Kidd: “We’re only into this year. We can’t go back to last year. Right? That’s the f****** problem. Have a good night.”
MacMahon had asked Kidd about Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving’s clutch connection this season, something that had faltered at times last season after the team’s midseason trade for Irving. That’s when Kidd went off and it was pretty cool to see.
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The Mavericks missed the play-in tournament last season despite having Doncic and Irving. MacMahon, who covers Dallas for ESPN, wrote a lot of negative articles about the team.
However, MacMahon hasn’t been able to write negative articles this season since the Mavericks are playing well. They are 11-6 and in fourth place in the Western Conference standings.
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Doncic is averaging 31.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.9 assists for the Mavericks, while Irving is putting up 24.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
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