Mavericks president Ujiri owns 'very tough decision' to fire Kidd

DALLAS -- Mavericks president Masai Ujiri says it was a difficult decision, and his alone, to remove Jason Kidd as the team's coach after five seasons.

A day after the Mavericks announced Kidd's departure, Ujiri said Wednesday he felt like the organization needed a clean slate.

"What he's done for this organization we truly respect, so this was a very, very tough decision," Ujiri said.