NBA fines Jason Kidd $50,000 for spilling soda on court in Nets game vs. Lakers

Kidd was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Thursday for intentionally spilling his cup of soda to gain more time in a home game against the Lakers on Wednesday, the league announced Thursday night.

Here’s what happened: 

At the end of the Wednesday night game between the Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers, Kidd found his team trailing near the end of regulation. Out of timeouts, Kidd wanted time for his assistant coach to draw up one last play.

Holding a plastic cup with 8.3 seconds left in regulation, Kidd was caught on video mouthing to point guard Tyshawn Taylor to “hit me.” Taylor then slightly lowered his shoulder into Kidd, who dropped the soda on the court in front of the Nets bench, clearly acting surprised upon contact in a bit of apparent acting. The mess had to be cleaned up, serving as a timeout for the Nets.

You can watch it all happen here:

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