Looks like Jason Kidd is still playing tricks in the game of basketball. Kidd, head coach of the Brooklyn Nets caused a brief delay with only seconds left to last nights game. The Nets lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, 99 to 94.
The Brooklyn Game points out, Kidd may have had Tyshawn Taylor knock the cup out of his hand on purpose. Check the slo-mo replay
Sources say this was an effort to buy Kidd more time to draw up a play in the closing seconds of the game. A tactic Kidd denied.
According to thebrooklyngame.com, "Cup slipped out of my hand while I was getting Ty," Kidd said. "Sweaty palms. I was never good with the ball."
Taylor came to the defense of his coach as well.
"I wasn't paying attention. I just kind of bumped him. I didn't even know he was holding [anything]. [But] coach was drinking a soda on the sideline. I was like, 'What's he doing?'
The rookie coach's tricky move could end up being investigated by the NBA.
Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala was impressed as he tweeted, "If I ever become a coach, I'm using that drink spill trick..."
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