Jason Kidd was "on strike" last night, several team sources claimed. He essentially called in sick, perhaps seeking to force a trade from the Nets or gain a contract extension.
Coach Lawrence Frank said Kidd phoned him complaining of a migraine yesterday at about 2 p.m. Kidd never showed for the Nets' 100-93 defeat against the Knicks, also short-handed, at the Meadowlands last night.
"Everyone is going to have to sit down and figure out where we go from here," one source claimed. (...)