Jason Kidd's headache is gone.
The Nets' point guard will play tonight against the Houston Rockets, ending his controversial one-day absence due to a migraine that was widely reported to have been a made-up excuse.
Kidd did not speak at the team's shootaround at the Nets' practice facility and wasn't on the floor during the media access time this morning. But coach Lawrence Frank said, "Yes," when asked if Kidd would be back in the lineup tonight.
Meanwhile, Kidd's teammates still seem confused by the mini-controversy, which has raised serious questions about Kidd's desire to remain in New Jersey.
Asked for his take on Kidd's absence from Wednesday night's game against the Knicks, reports that he sat out as a way to force the Nets to trade him or extend his contract, and Kidd's vehement denials of the reports, Richard Jefferson said, "I don't know what the take is. He said he had a headache, he had a migraine, and that's what happened. ... As long as I've been here, I've never known him to be a liar or a person that's not a competitor."