During the 2018-19 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly reached out to former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd to gauge his interest.
However, following Kidd’s appearance on ESPN’s “The Jump,” owner Jeanie Buss reportedly was not happy with his comments and he was not a candidate once head coach Luke Walton was eventually fired.
That quickly changed when general manager Rob Pelinka and executive Kurt Rambis interviewed Kidd for the team’s head coaching job.
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