Jason Kidd suspended 2 games over DWI, will miss home opener

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd will be suspended for two games for pleading guilty for driving while ability impaired, the NBA announced Friday morning.

The suspension covers the first two games of the season, Oct. 30 in Cleveland and Nov. 1 in Brooklyn against the defending champion Heat.

Kidd’s first game on the bench will come Nov. 3 in Orlando, and his Barclays Center home debut is reset for Nov. 5.

The suspension was expected as was the length, based on past suspensions issued by the NBA for a similar offense. Other players and coaches, including Eric Musselman, Zach Randolph and Carmelo Anthony, have received two-game suspensions for driving while impaired or under the influence.

“The decision is consistent with what the league has done in the past and we look forward to Jason leading our team versus Orlando and the rest of the year,” general manager Billy King said in a statement.

Kidd’s guilty plea stemmed from a July 2012 incident in which he crashed his SUV into a telephone pole in The Hamptons.

“You could have killed yourself that night,” said Judge Andrea Schiavoni said at Kidd’s sentencing this summer at Southampton Town justice court. “You could have killed somebody else.”

Jason Kidd helped from club before DWI crash

Jason Kidd's first headline as a New York Knick wasn't as much a smash as it was a smash-up.  The newly signed point guard was busted for drunken driving early Sunday morning after crashing his car into pole after a night of partying in the Hamptons.

Now, TMZ has published photos which show the 39-year old NBA star being carried out of the East Hampton nightclub SL East shortly before crashing his car.  The website reports that Kidd left the club after breaking a light fixture he tried to hang from.

One photo shows the bent over Kidd being held up by another man as he left the club an hour before wrecking his Cadillac Escalade.

"He was in no condition to drive," a source told the New York Daily News.  "He was not carried out, but he was definitely holding on to some friends."

The crash occurred just four days after Kidd signed a three-year, $9.5 million contract with the Knicks and, ironically,  the downed pole knocked out cable service to customers of his new boss— Cablevision and Knicks owner James Dolan.

Kidd was treated at Southampton Hospital with minor injuries before facing going to court.  He faces a misdemeanor charge and was released on his own recognizance after the Sunday morning arraignment.

"Jason has pleaded not guilty to a DWI charge and awaits further court proceedings," said Kidd's lawyer, Ed Burke Jr..

Other sources told the Daily News that Kidd's wife, former model Porschla Coleman, who was sober, drove Kidd away from the club, but it was not immediately clear how he ended up behind the wheel and crashed near his $5.9 million home.

Police reported that Kidd was the only one in the vehicle and was found sitting on the ground next to the wreck after waiting 45 minutes for the cops.

Kidd and his wife had been at a private charity function before making their way to the club around midnight.  While at the Hamptons hotspot, Kidd was spotted dancing and downing vodka.