Jason Kidd Accused of Abusive Coaching Methods!

Wow, former Nets baller turned NBA coach Jason Kidd has just got kicked in the balls with these accusations. It appears he was a little too rough on the Milwaukee Bucks so he was removed if you recall. But now all the dirt has surfaced and it appears Giannis Antetokounmpo was the main one who complained.

CelebnSports247.com reports a new book called “Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP,” just went on sale on Tuesday and it reveals all the tea on Jason Kidd.

When Giannis Antetokounmpo joined the Milwaukee Bucks as a rookie, Larry Drew was their coach. Kidd replaced Drew and lasted three and a half seasons before being fired during the 2017-2018 season.

One person who read through the book listed a few passages about Kidd that reveal some of the man’s questionable coaching methods and behaviors.

A new book called “Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP,” just went on sale on Tuesday.

According to the book, Kidd forced the Bucks’ players to practice on Christmas Eve and Christmas after they blew a game to Charlotte on Dec. 23 during Kidd’s first season as coach. The players originally were scheduled to have both days off to be with their families for Christmas, but Kidd overrode all that.

Said practice became genuinely dangerous for Larry Sanders. pic.twitter.com/zueQQ2Ie82

— Dr. Elliot Kupferberg’s Water Bottle (@FakeTJHawke) August 9, 2021

Oh, wow, they had to work on a holiday like many other Americans who don’t get paid anywhere near The Bucks salaries. Poor babies. SMH

Oh wait, it gets better.

Kidd worked the players so hard that former Bucks center Larry Sanders secretly went to the hospital after the practice. He also allegedly verbally abused Sanders, calling him names and a “terrible player.”

Maybe he was a “terrible player” – Somebody had to tell him so he would improve.

Another example of Kidd’s poor leadership came when he benched Antetokounmpo thinking that Giannis messed up a defensive assignment. Even though the video, which Kidd watched at halftime, showed Antetokounmpo did not screw up, Kidd benched him anyway.

One of the less dangerous but nonetheless unhinged parts (to me at least) was the time Kidd called out Giannis in front of the team for a mistake, was proven wrong, and then sat Giannis anyway. pic.twitter.com/cdl75i0DN2

— Dr. Elliot Kupferberg’s Water Bottle (@FakeTJHawke) August 9, 2021

Some others reflected on Kidd’s style and believe the coach had different ways of trying to bring the best out of players, such as making them uncomfortable.

Whether Kidd’s approach was intended to get the most out of his players or not, he seemed to go about it in odd and seemingly unfair/overboard ways at times. His methods also did not seem to produce positive results.

Some more comments from former colleagues and players on and off the record about Jason Kidd. pic.twitter.com/ukf19whpQM

— Dr. Elliot Kupferberg’s Water Bottle (@FakeTJHawke) August 9, 2021

The Bucks went 139-152 (.478) under Kidd. They were 23-22 when he was fired in 2017-2018 and went 21-16 under Joe Prunty the rest of the year. They became a serious playoff contender when Mike Budenholzer took over the following season.

Kidd later became an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers and was hired this offseason to serve as the Dallas Mavericks’ next head coach. Kidd received a high-level endorsement upon being hired by the Mavs.

Basically, everything worked out for everyone. But the Bucks players all seem like overpaid entitled spoiled brats after the revealings in the book.