Mavericks coach Jason Kidd tests positive for COVID-19 | Inquirer Sports

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd tests positive for COVID-19

/ 03:04 PM January 08, 2022

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 07, 2021, Head Coach Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks talks to his team as the Mavericks play the Brooklyn Nets in Dallas, Texas.  (Photo by Ron Jenkins / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd tested positive for COVID-19 and entered the NBA’s health and safety protocol, the team announced Friday.

Assistant Sean Sweeney will be the acting head coach for Friday night’s game against the host Houston Rockets.

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“I feel fine, feels like I’ve got a cold, but my test came back positive,” Kidd said, per the Dallas Morning News.

Kidd, 48, is in his first season as the coach in Dallas after spending eight of his 19 NBA seasons as a player with the club. The Hall of Fame point guard helped the Mavericks win the 2011 NBA title.

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