Jason Kidd’s rap sheet goes back a long way

I have always WANTED to like Jason Kidd. I've tried to forget all the shit he's pulled over the years. But ever since the trade and the way he reacted, and the fact that Luka has wanted nothing to do with him since, and some of the revelations in MacMahon's latest story, I think it's useful for all of us to have some context about this dude.

Here's a list of shit that happened up through his time in Milwaukee, which did not end well. He redeemed his reputation in LA which was enough to get him the Mavs job, but it's hard for a tiger to change his stripes.

• When he was a freshman at Cal, Kidd reportedly instigated a mutiny that led to Lou Campanelli’s firing.
• In the mid-1990s, Kidd feuded with Dallas teammate Jim Jackson, which led to him demanding a trade. Kidd ultimately ended up in Phoenix.
• In January 2001, Kidd was arrested for hitting his now ex-wife Joumana. He pleaded guilty to spousal abuse and was fined $200 and ordered to take anger management training. He was eventually traded to the Nets.
• In 2004, Kidd helped run New Jersey coach Byron Scott out of town. The point guard screamed at Scott during a December 2003 locker room tirade.
• In December 2007, Kidd reportedly went “on strike” by complaining of a migraine and missing a game against the Knicks. He then asked out and was traded back to the Mavericks.
• In the summer of 2012, Kidd gave Dallas a verbal commitment to re-sign. But he later decided to spurn the Mavericks and depart for New York for a similar deal. Kidd retired just one season into his two-year contract with the Knicks.
• A little more than a week after joining the Knicks, Kidd was charged with driving while intoxicated after he crashed his SUV into a utility pole on Long Island. He eventually pleaded guilty and was later suspended for the first two regular-season games of his coaching career.
• In late November 2013, Kidd was involved in the infamous “sodagate” incident, when he told guard Tyshawn Taylor to “hit him” while he was holding a cup of soda, which fell and had to be cleaned up. The Nets didn’t have any timeouts at the time. Kidd was fined $50,000 by the NBA for his actions.
• After being hired by the Nets as coach, Kidd wanted to bring in his former coach, Lawrence Frank, as his assistant and mentor. The Nets made Frank the highest paid assistant in NBA history by giving him a six-year, $6 million contract with the possibility to move into the front office. It turned out to be a disaster. In November, Kidd reportedly used a 13-letter word in an expletive-filled rant at Frank. Just 17 games in, following a 5-12 start, Frank was reassigned to daily reports.
• Later in 2014, news broke that Kidd had made a failed power play with the Nets and was in discussions about becoming the next coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nets traded Kidd’s coaching rights to the Bucks in exchange for two second-round picks.
• Kidd’s exit from Milwaukee was widely framed as fallout from deteriorating player relationships and disagreements with Bucks leadership. After being fired, he publicly shared a private text from Giannis Antetokounmpo offering support, a move many analysts criticized as inappropriate and self-serving.

It was thought at the time Kidd would never land a head coaching position again. But here we are.