Patrick Ewing’s son took to Twitter to express anger Jason Kidd got a head-coaching job so quickly, while his father was just named this week to another assistant’s gig — in Charlotte.
Kidd was named Nets head coach Wednesday night. Ewing has been an assistant for nine seasons since retiring and was named “associate coach’’ to Steve Clifford on Tuesday. Ewing was not interviewed for the Nets position.
“For real though I’m mad J Kidd got a head coaching job [days] after retiring n my pops been coaching 10 years n barely gets a look,’’ Patrick Ewing Jr. tweeted.
“That being said I hope j Kidd does great I’m glad the Nets brought him back. I love the Knicks but the best offer they had [for my father] was NBDL HC?,’’