Jason Kidd said he doesn’t think the lower shooting percentages around the NBA can be contributed to the league’s new basketballs.
But the Dallas Mavericks’ coach does think playing a lot of games in a short period of time could be a contributing factor.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2019-’20 season didn’t end until the Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA title in the bubble in Orlando on Oct. 11, 2020. Then the 2020-21 season started on Dec. 22, 2020 and ended on July 20 when the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA championship.
From there, the 21-’22 season started on Oct.