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Boston Globe reporter Bob Ryan was suspended for a month without pay for saying he'd like to "smack" Joumana Kidd, wife of Jason Kidd, New Jersey Nets star, hypothesizing she was using four year old son, T.J to forward her ambitions:
Ryan said: "I got theories with this last year, with this woman, this Joumana Kidd, who wants to be a TV star. She wants face time on camera. You know what, the great way to get face time on camera, bring the cute little precocious kid. Oh great, I mean, she needs, I'd like to smack her."
Gothamist has no idea what Joumana Kidd has been doing, but using children as props to forward careers is nothing new. Joan Crawford anyone? Dan Kennedy at the Boston Phoenix agrees with the punishment but still feels Ryan is one of the best writers around (who does write about women athletes often). [Via Romenesko's Media News]
Last year, during a heated New Jersey Nets-Boston Celtics playoff series, Kidd's wife and son were heckled and did not attend games in Boston.
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Is it me or is that kid's head bigger than Jason's?
Actually, now I'm confused. I'd always assumed that kid got so much face time because he wasn't well -- hydrocephalus or something. Sorta like how they'll always get a couple shots of that retarded man who sits right behind Coach K at every Duke game.
So what's the deal with little T.J.? Is he "special" or just a normal kid(d)?
It was certainly a stupid comment, but I find it ironic that the one who talked about smacking her is suspended for a month and the one that actually beat the snot out of her missed, what... 4 games?
That guy should be punished for what he said and I think a month is nothing. Joumana Kidd doesn't deserve that, she deserves respect. And everyone please let the incident go in whatever took actions years ago with jason kidd and family, he's a changed man and he doesn't deserve to be disrespected.