Rudy Gay Suspended One Game; George Karl, Andre Miller Fined $25K Each

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DENVER -- Saturday is a day off for some, but not for NBA discipline czar Stu Jackson.

In separate rulings Saturday, the NBA suspended Memphis forward Rudy Gay for that evening's game at San Antonio due to his flagrant foul twp against Houston's Luis Scola on Friday, and fined Nuggets coach George Karl and Portland guard Andre Miller $25,000 each. Karl was fined for criticizing officiating after Thursday's game against the Spurs and Miller for throwing the ball into the stands Wednesday against Dallas.

Gay will lose $123,670 in salary for his suspension. The incident occurred when Gay made contact with his right shoulder and forearm to the back of Scola midway through the fourth quarter of a 103-87 loss. He was ejected from the game (photo above).

Karl was fined after a 113-112 loss to the Spurs, a game in which a runner by Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony was waved off with four-tenths of a second remaining when Anthony was called for charging into Manu Ginoboli. Karl wasn't that critical of the call, which he said could have gone "either way.'' But Karl did say officials "like to hit us with tough calls,'' and later further alleged a conspiracy regarding how officials treat the Nuggets, specifically center Nene.

 

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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/18/rudy-gay-suspended-one-game-george-karl-andre-miller-fined-25/

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