Kidd Denies Rift With Carlisle

NJNetz · May 15, 2010

Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd said illness and the formality of exit interviews prompted him to miss the team's final gathering after they were eliminated from the playoffs by the Spurs.

He disputed rumors that he's at odds with coach Rick Carlisle. Kidd added that he played through a cold from the start of the series and also experienced back spasms.

"It wasn't anything that was alarming," Kidd said of the back spasms. "I made it all the way to the end [of the season] without any significant bruises or bumps until the back being a little tight on me. But Casey [Smith, head athletic trainer], we did everything. The only thing that I had was a cold, I was a little bit under the weather, but that was it.

"I didn't make shots. As a team, we didn't make shots when we had to and San Antonio played better than us."

Kidd said he informed Smith and others after Game 6 that he didn't plan on attending the final meeting.

"I've been in this league long enough to know that exit meetings are just about picking up your things and going home," Kidd said. "I was sick, and there was really nothing I could do. You know, sit there and say we lost? San Antonio beat us, that was it."
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