Jason Kidd Says Mavs Fans “Have a Right” to Boo the Team for 127-105 Loss to Hornets

Jason Kidd in 2013
Jason Kidd in 2013. Photo by Dave Allocca/StarPix/REX/Shutterstock (5627086ap)

The Dallas Mavericks have NBA title aspirations this season, yet they just suffered a shocking 127-105 loss to tanking Charlotte Hornets on Friday night that dropped them out of the Play-In position. This resulted in the Mavs fans treating their team with some loud boos, something that Mavs head coach Jason Kidd says they have the right to do.

 Midway through the third quarter of the Hornets game, the Mavs fans booed their team after they fell 18 points behind to one of the worst teams in the league. You would expect boos to help Dallas to put in some extra effort, but it just attributed to a worse loss.

“Probably should have been booed in the first quarter, just the effort in the play,” said Kidd after the game. “They [the fans] have a right [to boo], they paid to see a better show. It wasn’t there until the second half. We can’t come out like that, especially this time of the year…”

The Dallas Mavericks have now lost seven out of their last 10 games and got their playoff chances in danger. They are sitting at No. 11 in the West with a 36-38 record and are out of the Play-In tournament. However, the Mavs can still turn things around, considering they are only one game behind the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at No.8 and No. 7.