Jason Kidd Says He Only Teases LeBron About 2011 ‘A Little’ and Agrees the Mavs ‘Got Lucky’

Overview

• Jason Kidd told All-StarMagazine in an interview at NBA House Philippines that he would only tease LeBron James “a little bit” about the Dallas Mavericks’ 2011 title and only to get him upset.
• Kidd said James often brought up the 2011 Finals himself and would say the Mavericks “got lucky,” a line Kidd said he would accept rather than argue.
• The 2011 series saw underdog Dallas beat Miami in six games for the franchise’s first championship and featured Kidd as the Mavericks’ starting point guard who defended LeBron.
• Kidd and LeBron later worked together on the Los Angeles Lakers’ staff and shared a 2020 championship context, a shift from on-court opponents to colleagues that frames the banter.
• Multiple outlets reported and circulated a clip of Kidd’s comments, and coverage frames the exchange as a light, personal anecdote that highlights the 2011 loss’s lasting place in narratives about LeBron’s Finals history.