Despite the Dallas Mavericks going through a turbulent few years, ranging from losing in the NBA Finals to trading their cornerstone and never attaining their ceiling with an experimental, new-look squad, Jason Kidd has largely remained calm and composed in front of the media.

“I don’t give a f--- about the criticism. Criticism, that’s your opinion,” Kidd, the Naismith Hall of Famer, responded after his team lost 111-107 to the Houston Rockets to fall to 19-30. “You guys write that bulls--t. That’s not — I’ve done this. I’ve played this game. I played it at a very high level and I know what the f--- I’m doing.

That’s your opinion. You guys write that bulls—.”