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After gold medal, Jason Kidd thinking about Dallas Mavericks
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Rumors and Free Agent Updates - USA Gold Edition
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... With the Olympics behind them, these players have to contemplate the thought that training camp with their respective teams begins in less than a month. Jason Kidd may have retired from the Olympics with this medal, but he is looking forward to the final season on his contract with the Mavericks. He attempted only seven shots during the Olympics, making six, and he said he has been working hard on his shooting. He plans to take all the shots he passed up in the Olympics when he starts the season with the Mavs. Kidd also ...

Now Jason, Sometimes People Say Things Just To Be Nice
Tirico Suave — Jason Kidd On A Bike From this article , here’s a quote from Kidd regarding his possible retirement from international play, in which he is now 56-0:“I’m undefeated. I told them I can retire now from international ball, but LeBron [James] threw out something I didn’t like. He said he won’t play in 2012 unless I’m there.” Thanks, Dallas Morning News, for the [James] clarification on which LeBron made that quote. LeBron Finklewicz hates it when things the other LeBron says is attributed to him. I guess LBJ is sincere about this though as he threw out this suggestion:“J-Kidd ...

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
WaitingForNextYear — ... Kidd might be the way to go. The Cavs superstar blatantly told us in the past that he would like for Kidd to come to Cleveland. The pair were seen all over Beijing together- at other events, sitting next to each other on the bench, standing on the podium together, etc. The trade made the acquisition of Kidd somewhat unrealistic. (By the way, I wasn’t real high on the idea of taking on Kidd anyway, it seemed more like a means to an end.) But since the games ended we have this bit of information floating around -“I’m undefeated,” Kidd, 35, said. “I told them I can retire now ...

Cavs Links Roundup
Cleveland Cavaliers — ... . Just kidding (did you really think I’d listen to Ira Newble? Pff). LeBron And Jason Kidd Love Scandal Looks like LeBron’s girl, Savannah, has a new person to be worried about: Jason Kidd .“I’m undefeated,” Kidd, 35, said. “I told them I can retire now from international ball, but LeBron [James] threw out something I didn’t like. He said he won’t play in 2012 unless I’m there.” Wow, could the love affair be anymore obvious? Just an FYI for you readers: MVN.com will be shut down from 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, August 30 until 6 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 1. MVN will be down ...

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