Following a loss in the NBA Finals series opener, the Dallas Mavericks found themselves in a difficult position on Sunday, facing the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. Despite the latter being in the lead, the Mavs didn’t lose hope and gave their best effort, but a controversial no-call ended their night with a 98-105 defeat.
With under a minute left in the game, the Mavs forward P.J. Washington ran toward the basket after receiving a ball from teammate Kyrie Irving. As he attempted a layup, Celtics’ Jaylen Brown pushed him on the back while Derrick White thrashed the ball from his hand, which cost Dallas a bucket. However, the game officials didn’t call it a foul; instead, the Celtics got hold of the ball.
When Mavs HC Jason Kidd was asked about the call in the post-game press conference, he simply stated, “It looked like a foul. But it wasn’t called, so it wasn’t a foul.”
Kidd focused on the upcoming crucial games at the American Airlines Center, which could be a turning point for the home team. However, the NBA community was not happy with the coach’s reaction.
Social Media Reacts to Jason Kidd’s Post-Game Comments
After Jason Kidd expressed his opinion on P.J. Washington’s call, the NBA fans on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) gathered to speak their minds against the Mavericks coach and the disallowed call.
A fan commented, “This guy is a terrible coach”.
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While another pointed out, “Kidd is too laid back sometimes. He needs to just call out the @NBAOfficial for rigging the game in the @Celtics favor”.
Someone wrote, “if washington made it, they probably still lost”, as the Mavs couldn’t cut the deficit in the remaining time.
“Dude is cringe”, added one fan.
Whereas another fan wrote, “A win is a WIN, and the earth is ROUND
Remember that!!!”
After facing two losses down the road, the Mavericks can finally take the home advantage on Wednesday and settle the scores to bounce back in the series.
