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Rockets center Howard suspended
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The NBA suspended Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard for one game on Tuesday for striking the arm of a referee. His coach J.B. Bickerstaff was fined US$10,000 for criticizing officiating after the same game.
Howard sat out Tuesday’s home game against the Miami Heat, which Rockets won 115-102
The incident happened in the fourth quarter of the Rockets’ 123-122 loss to the Washington Wizards on Saturday. He made contact and struck the arm of one of the officials.
Howard scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the game but was ejected for the second straight contest after tangling with Wizards center Nene.
They shoved each other and referee Mitchell Ervin stretched out an arm in warning. Howard, who leads the league with 12 technical fouls this season, pushed Ervin’s arm down and walked away, later apologizing for making contact with the official.
After the game, Bickerstaff blasted NBA officials, saying they routinely fail to call “dirty” play against Howard.
On Tuesday, Rocket’s James Harden tied a career-high with 14 assists in the Rockets win, dropping the Heat out of the lead in the NBA’s Southeast Division. Harden scored 26 points for the Rockets, who held a double-digit lead for most of the second half in a comfortable win.
In the Atlantic Division, Toronto held on against a fast-finishing Phoenix to stay 5-1/2 games ahead of Boston, which wore down New York.
New York beat the Knicks 97-89.
Toronto’s Kyle Lowry scored 26 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Raptors past Phoenix 102-97.
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