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Kidd Gets T'd Up in First Game As Nets Coach

Not an auspicious start for new coach in summer league play.

By Matthew Hampton

Let's hope this isn't a preview of coming attractions.

No matter what happens during the coaching career of Jason Kidd, one of his first acts as the new leader of the Brooklyn Nets will have been to get T'd up in a summer league game.

According to ESPN, Kidd was coaching a mix of draft picks and development league players for the first time over the holiday weekend, and was called for a technical foul after challenging an official's call. 

If he keeps up the intensity, he might even be able to compete with new Nets center/forward Kevin Garnett.

Kidd, who retired at the end of last season after a 21-year pro career, was hired by the Nets to be their head coach following a disappointing playoff showing. 

ESPN also reported that Brooklyn assistant Lawrence Frank, a long-time NBA head coach, was the one holding the clipboard during the summer league game. .


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