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Kidd fined $25,000 for comments

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The NBA fined Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd $25,000 on Friday for publicly criticizing the officiating.

Kidd made his comments during a conference call with the media one day after the Nets lost to the Toronto Raptors 115-113 in Game 5 of their first-round playoffs series on Wednesday.

The Nets host the Raptors on Friday night with Toronto up in the series 3-2.