Mavs’ Kidd fined $25,000 for criticizing officiating

Published 5:10 pm Wednesday, March 7, 2012

NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd $25,000 for criticizing the officiating in a game earlier this week.

Kidd was fined for comments he made following the Mavericks’ 95-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.

The fine was announced Wednesday by Stu Jackson, the NBA’s executive vice president of basketball operations.