Jason Kidd has been levied with a heavy fine after game 4 of the Mavericks-Hornets series during which the game had to stop for several minutes due to his horrid odor. Apparently Kidd has not changed or washed his jersey since coming over to the Mavs, nor bathed himself, because he does not want to mess up his luck. New Orleans guard Chris Paul complained of the stench coming from the man he was supposed to defend after game one. "This dude smells like assburger," railed Paul following that game. "That is, of course, a hamburger prepared in the #### of a bed-ridden obese man, topped with the cheese-like substance that forms there, and covered in expired mayonnaise."

But NBA officials declined to do anything following game one, as they felt he smelled more like an #### sirloin or perhaps a butt taco. But during game 4, when Kidd went into the lane for a layup and raised his arms, two Hornets players fainted due to the stench. He was assessed a flagrant foul for the incident. Apparently they can be given for either an overly aggressive play or the more underutilized terrible smell.

Play was stopped for several minutes as team officials came out to hose off kid and apply copious amounts of perfume and deodorant spray. Even more embarrassing was the fact that the only cologne they had on hand was Dirk Nowitzki's fragrance called "Fervor". Once his smell was back to acceptable levels after 20 or so minutes, the game was resumed and Dallas went on to fall to New Orleans to trail in the series 3-1. Kidd blames the unlucky new smells for the loss.