The Mavericks were not Kidd-ing around when they told the Knicks to look elsewhere for a coach. In case the flailing Knicks get the idea to circle back to the Mavericks about trading for coach Jason Kidd,

Jason Kidd Leaving Mavericks for Knicks Reportedly Not Ruled Out Yet originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks are looking for a new head coach after firing Tom Thibodeau despite making the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000.

The Mavericks have no interest in losing their head coach. The franchise on Wednesday morning denied a request from the New York Knicks to interview Kidd for their head coaching job, multiple people familiar with the matter confirmed to The Dallas Morning News.