Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray has been suspended for one game after “making inappropriate contact with and verbally abusing a game official”, the NBA confirmed on Tuesday morning AEST.
The 26-year-old appeared to make contact with an official as time expired in Atlanta’s 129-121 loss to the Celtics in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.
A visibly heated Murray appeared to lean into official Gediminas Petraitis while walking off the court, possibly shoving him in the process.
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Any player who makes “intentional physical contact” with a referee will automatically be suspended for one game, per the NBA rulebook.
Murray will subsequently miss Game 5 of the playoff series at TD Garden, a must-win…
