bad Mavericks Head coaches Jason Kidd and Stargard aggravated stretch on Monday Luka Doncic ejected in both 116-106 loss To Minnesota Timberwolves.
After the match, Kidd, clearly annoyed, bit his tongue on the podium.
“I’m here because I need to be here,” Kidd told reporters. “I already gave up my money and I don’t want to give up any more. So no questions. We’ll go back and watch the tapes and see how we can improve. They were a better team tonight. And I we go from there.
“Thanks for coming.”
The Mavs coach performed his media duties in the most concise manner.
Both ejections came with 2:00 left in the third quarter, with the Timberwolves leading 85–71. Doncic protested a no-call when he thought he had been fouled on a shot. Whatever he said, not one but two short whistles came from referee Rodney Mott, who had been here with Doncic.
With the Mavs trailing by 14 and without a star guard, Kidd took this opportunity to listen to the authorities. He earned his own ejection with two technicals from referee Nick Butchart.
Of course, Doncic is good at drawing technical fouls.he was 2nd place in the league with 18 players last season and in the top of the league Again in 2022-23.flat Doncic admitted He is complain too much to an official.
motte Ejected Doncic earlier And clearly has no patience for his complaints. Unsurprisingly, Doncic did not agree with Mott’s decision. But even he believes he deserves the first whistle.
“I probably deserve one, but I definitely don’t deserve two,” Doncic told reporters. “I deserved the first one, I’m not going to lie. But it certainly isn’t the second one.I was really shocked when I left.
“I was confused. I didn’t even know what was going on. ”
Despite their problems, exits aren’t the Mavericks’ biggest concern. They entered the season with hopes of making a leap in the Western Conference standings. Monday’s loss marked his 10th loss in 16 games, with the Mavericks trailing below .500 on his 15-16. Good thing he was 10th in the West on Monday.
