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The NBA announced on November 12 that Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart has been suspended for three games without pay for throwing a punch that made contact with the face of Golden State Warriors forward-center Charles Bassey.
The incident occurred with 21 seconds left in the third quarter of Houston’s November 11 home game against Golden State. Smart was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected. The Rockets won 115–108.
James Jones, the NBA’s Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations, announced the additional sanction. Smart will begin serving it when Houston hosts the Utah Jazz at Toyota Center on November 13, with dates referring to the United States local schedule.
