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12-09-2013, 10:20 PM
Brooklyn Nets (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/bkn/brooklyn-nets) coach Jason Kidd allegedly used "a 13-letter word" against assistant Lawrence Frank during a blow-up at some point following the team's loss in Orlando on Nov. 3.
In an expletive-laced rant, Kidd told Frank to sit down and be quiet.
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"I'm the coach of this [13-letter word] team," Kidd said, according to NBA.com.
The argument ultimately led to Frank getting "reassigned" to a reduced role where he would produce "daily reports."
Frank was told at one point by somebody in the organization to curb his behavior on the bench during games and not be as active and demonstrative as he was earlier in the season, sources told ESPNNewYork.com. The week before he learned he would not be helping run practices or sit on the bench during games, it was definitely noticeable that Frank wasn't doing as much.
According to the NBA.com report, other coaches facing the Nets thought Frank was ill since he was being so quiet.
"You know, I don't know," small forward Paul Pierce (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/662/paul-pierce) said Monday when asked why things with Frank didn't work out. "That's something for the coaching staff, I think. He worked hard, he did the things that they asked him to do that I thought were on the court. But obviously some behind-the-scenes things that probably went down that didn't go well with the coaches and that's why the decision was made."
Frank signed a six-year contract worth approximately $6 million, according to sources, to be Kidd's mentor, the team's defensive coordinator and help ease Kidd into his new head coaching role. Multiple reports say he has hired attorneys and will eventually seek a buyout.
At the time of Frank's reassignment, sources told ESPNNewYork.com there was "friction" and a difference of philosophies between the two.
The Nets (6-14) are 1-2 since the move was made. They face the Boston Celtics (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/bos/boston-celtics) Tuesday night at Barclays Center.
In an expletive-laced rant, Kidd told Frank to sit down and be quiet.
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"I'm the coach of this [13-letter word] team," Kidd said, according to NBA.com.
The argument ultimately led to Frank getting "reassigned" to a reduced role where he would produce "daily reports."
Frank was told at one point by somebody in the organization to curb his behavior on the bench during games and not be as active and demonstrative as he was earlier in the season, sources told ESPNNewYork.com. The week before he learned he would not be helping run practices or sit on the bench during games, it was definitely noticeable that Frank wasn't doing as much.
According to the NBA.com report, other coaches facing the Nets thought Frank was ill since he was being so quiet.
"You know, I don't know," small forward Paul Pierce (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/662/paul-pierce) said Monday when asked why things with Frank didn't work out. "That's something for the coaching staff, I think. He worked hard, he did the things that they asked him to do that I thought were on the court. But obviously some behind-the-scenes things that probably went down that didn't go well with the coaches and that's why the decision was made."
Frank signed a six-year contract worth approximately $6 million, according to sources, to be Kidd's mentor, the team's defensive coordinator and help ease Kidd into his new head coaching role. Multiple reports say he has hired attorneys and will eventually seek a buyout.
At the time of Frank's reassignment, sources told ESPNNewYork.com there was "friction" and a difference of philosophies between the two.
The Nets (6-14) are 1-2 since the move was made. They face the Boston Celtics (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/bos/boston-celtics) Tuesday night at Barclays Center.