“You know, after Christmas—and that was Luka’s fourth calf strain in 28 months, same calf, left calf—Nico definitely blamed poor conditioning for that. Luka’s people said, ‘Hey, he’s come back too soon from injuries, including the left heel. He’s whatever.’ So there was this divide between Nico and Luka’s camp for sure. And the level of frustration that Nico had at that time was high. By the way, Jason Kidd’s was too. And, you know, I think Kidd’s kind of tried to distance himself, but Kidd’s frustration level with Luka was also quite high. I was told at the time, ‘Hey, if we got to trade him…’—and obviously this was off the record, but they traded him now, so I’ll say it—‘If we got to trade him, we’ll trade his ass.’ And I’m like, ‘No, you won’t.’ I seriously rolled my eyes. I’m like, ‘Okay, you’re huffing, you’re puffing, you ain’t blowing that house down. Give me a break.’ Because it’s a ludicrous thing to consider. -via YouTube / April 23, 2025
