Jason Kidd has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for intentionally spilling a drink on the floor to delay the Brooklyn Nets' game on Wednesday night, the NBA announced Thursday.

Kidd spilled a beverage on the floor late in the Nets' loss to the Los Angeles Lakers that allowed a brief huddle and was seen telling Tyshawn Taylor, "Hit me," to execute the drop of the cup.

Kidd was hired as the Nets' head coach in the offseason. Brooklyn is 4-11 this season.

The Brooklyn Nets have begun the season with a 3-10 record as they have faced several key injuries while Jason Kidd gains experience as head coach.

Sources say that Kidd continues to have the support of the Nets' front office and from ownership.

The Nets are spending approximately $190 million this season on salaries and luxury tax penalties.

Sources confirmed that there have been "philosophical differences" between Kidd and Lawrence Frank, but those have been smoothed over in recent days.

The Nets' veteran players also continue to support Kidd.

The Brooklyn Nets have struggled mightily in the second half of games this season, especially in the third quarters. They were outscored 34-15 in the third quarter of Sunday's 109-97 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

“The third quarter is something that stands out right now that we’ve got to get better at, coaches and players,” Jason Kidd said.

The Nets want to blame their string of poor third quarters for their embarrassing start to this season.

“We’ve got to be the worst team in the league when it comes to third quarters,” said Kevin Garnett, who made his first two shots of the game before missing his next seven and finishing with four points. “It’s just unacceptable.”

Donnie Walsh and Rod Thorn defended Jason Kidd against anonymous comments made by an NBA scout suggesting that the first-year head coach of the Brooklyn Nets "doesn't do anything."

"I think he'll be a great coach, but you can't judge him on the first 10 games," said Walsh.

"He knows basketball, he gets instant respect from players because of who he is and what he's done, and I think he'll do very well," Rod Thorn said.

The Brooklyn Nets have had a slow start to the 13-14 season, which is leaving some to blame first-year head coach Jason Kidd.

“Just bad coaching,” Kidd said after the Nets' loss on Monday to the Portland Trail Blazers. “I take the blame for this.”

A veteran scout described Kidd's comportment on the bench as "terrible."

Lawrence Frank and John Welch are taking on a heavy role calling plays.

“He doesn’t do anything,” said the scout, who has watched the Nets several times. “He doesn’t make calls. John Welch does all the offense. Lawrence does all the defense. … I don’t know what Kidd does. I don’t think you can grade him and say he’s bad. You can give him an incomplete.”

Billy King remains supportive of Kidd.

“I knew it was going to take time," said King. "But his instincts will take over.”

Doc Rivers reflected upon his time coaching Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce with the Boston Celtics as the Los Angeles Clippers played against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.

Garnett and Pierce did not play in the game.

"They're just so darn professional," Rivers said of his time with Garnett and Pierce in Boston. "I caught them at the perfect time. They had no other reason to play basketball except to win. They'd already had an individual career. That made it very easy to coach them. Every game was just a battle to try and figure out how to win that game. There was very little clutter."

Rivers believes his bond with Garnett and Pierce will grow even stronger now that their time working together is over.

"We talk to each other a lot, text each other a lot. I think sometimes we contact each other more," Rivers said. "As a coach, especially in the offseason I try to avoid conversation with my players because they hear for nine months and they don't need to hear you. But now that you're not with them, you pick up a phone, you see something funny, you text them. It's been like that with a lot of my guys, Tony Allen and [Kendrick Perkins].

"Mike Fratello had it right, 'That's probably the best part of coaching, the afterlife with your players when you start having relationships with 'em.' "

The Brooklyn Nets have just two wins to begin the season as they have been slow to incorporate Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Andrei Kirilenko in Jason Kidd's first season as head coach.

“I feel like it’s around the corner, to be honest,” Garnett said before the Nets' loss to the Sacramento Kings.

“We need some wins. Like I said, we have to trust each other, trust the system and what we’re doing and we’ll be fine,” said Deron Williams. “We’ve got some things to work on, get better at and it’ll come. It’ll come.”

The Brooklyn Nets have recalled forward Tornike Shengelia and guard Tyshawn Taylor from the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League.

Shengelia was originally assigned to Springfield on November 7 and recalled to Brooklyn on November 9, before being re-assigned to Springfield on November 10. Taylor was originally assigned to Springfield on November 7.

The Brooklyn Nets have re-assigned forward Tornike Shengelia to the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League.

Shengelia, who was assigned to Springfield on November 7 and recalled to Brooklyn on November 9, will rejoin the Armor for the team’s training camp.

The Brooklyn Nets have assigned forward Tornike Shengelia and guard Tyshawn Taylor to the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League.

Shengelia appeared in 19 games last season with the Nets, averaging 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds in 4.9 minutes per game. In 10 games for the Armor last season, Shengelia held D-League averages of 24.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game. He has not appeared in a game with the Nets this season.

Taylor appeared in 38 games last season with the Nets, averaging 2.2 points in 5.8 minutes per game. Taylor averaged 24.6 points, 7.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds in eight D-League appearances last season. He has not appeared in a game with the Nets this season.