Dallas Mavericks coach, Jason Kiddcriticized his team after a 117-109 loss to a Charlotte team that dropped Dallas (36-38) to 11th place in the Western Conference standings, one place outside the play-in stage.
“The interest level was not high,” Kidd said. “It was just disappointing, the effort is not enough.”
The home crowd booed loudly at the American Airlines Center during a timeout midway through the third quarter, when the Dallas Mavericks trailed the Charlotte Hornets by 18 points.
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Kidd described the Mavs’ effort as “horrible” in the first quarter.
Dallas is 7-12 since All-Star point guard, Kyrie Irving he joined the team following a successful trade with the Brooklyn Nets that Mavs management hoped would increase his chances of competing this season.
That includes 3-7 when Irving and Luka Doncicwho have dealt with nagging injuries, are in the starting line-up together.
Doncic, who was fined $35,000 by the NBA earlier in the day for making a money sign gesture towards the refs in the last hour of the game. protested defeat on Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors, acknowledged that he is as frustrated as he has been during his five-year career.
