Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd told The Athletic's Sam Amick that he wasn't playing "mind games" with the Boston Celtics when he called Jaylen

Kidd told The Athletic that, while watching the Eastern Conference playoffs, he thought Brown had been the Celtics' best player. He referenced Boston guard Jrue Holiday saying that Kidd wasn't lying, even though Holiday had already made a point to clarify that he does "not prefer one or the other."

DALLAS — When Jason Kidd called Jaylen Brown Boston’s best player twice on Saturday, the Dallas Mavericks coach did more than spark a potentially divisive Celtics debate that dominated the media conversation heading into Game 2 of the NBA Finals. He set the stage for an amateur psychologists convention.

The Mavericks coach said Jaylen Brown is the Celtics’ “best player” in an attempt to pit him against Jayson Tatum before Game 2 on Sunday night.

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While banter between teams is not new in the NBA Finals, there was one comment from the Mavericks coach that caused a stir in Boston. He says it isn’t so.

One of the primary storylines of the 2024 NBA Finals came from the mouth of Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd, who proclaimed Jaylen Brown to be the Boston Celtics' best player after Game 1. The comment was immediately labeled,

Jason Kidd addressed his remarks about Jaylen Brown, clarifying, "That wasn't mental warfare" ahead of the NBA Finals Game 3.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd called Jaylen Brown the best player on the Boston Celtics instead of Jayson Tatum after the Mavericks lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The intense media response has led Kidd to clarify his comments and explain why he gave Brown such high praise,