Veteran Move

Drawing contact has long been considered a veteran move in the NBA. For instance, doing a shot fake to get the defender in the air and jumping into them while shooting to get to the line, or pulling up for a shot to draw contact when a defender is playing close. But leave it to the veteran of all veterans in the NBA, Jason Kidd, to draw contact on a coach.

Down the stretch of the Mavericks/Hawks game on Friday night, Dallas was trailing and needed points to get back into the game. Kidd was bringing the ball down the court and noticed that the Hawks' coach Mike Woodson was on the floor giving defensive instructions. Being the savvy veteran that he is, Kidd darted towards Woodson with the ball and initiated contact with him before he was able to get back on the sideline.

After words were exchanged between Kidd and Woodson, the officials determined that Woodson's presence on the court was a technical foul. Dirk Nowitzki would hit the free throw and the Mavericks would make an improbable comeback to tie the game and send it to overtime after having trailed by 13 in the 4th. Kidd made several other key shots and plays to help the Mavs rally back. Dallas would go onto easily win the game in overtime 111-103.

Well played, Kidd.

Oh, and did I mention that Kidd had his 104th career triple double with 19 points, 16 rebounds, and 17 assists? Dude's still got it.