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Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart has been suspended for “throwing a punch that made contact with the face” of opponent Charles Bassey during Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors.
The NBA released a statement on Thursday, Nov. 12 announcing the Rockets guard is being suspended three games without pay for the incident.
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The night before, Smart grazed the face of Bassey when he threw a punch with 21 seconds left in the third quarter after the whistle was blown for a separate foul. Their arms had been caught in each other during a play and, when game play was stopped, Smart seemingly snapped.
After the punch was thrown, players from both teams got in a scuffle and, as the scene was broken up, the 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year started walking to the locker room. It seemed as if he was sure he would be given a flagrant foul 2 and ejected from the game, which, after a review, he was.
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