Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko and Miami Heat center Jamaal Magloire have been suspended without pay for their roles in an altercation that took place during Monday night’s preseason game, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. Magloire has been suspended two games for instigating the altercation and striking Jerebko in the face, and Jerebko has been suspended one game for retaliating and striking Magloire in the face. The incident occurred with 5:04 remaining in the fourth quarter of Detroit’s 87-83 win over Miami at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Jerebko and Magloire will serve their suspensions commencing with the first game of the 2009-10 NBA regular season in which they are eligible and physically able to play. Source: National Basketball Association OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK (THE BIZ OF BASEBALL) Jittery Picture for TBS MLB Broadcasts Blamed on the Sun TV Ratings Up 11.8% For First Three Games of 2009 Division Series MLB Postseason Starts With Attendance Increase Over 2008 Breaking Down Player Moves By Each of the 2009 MLB Postseason Clubs Passed Ball: TBS Shows "Yankees All-Tiem Ranks" Graphic Tigers-Twins Game Most Watched MLB Tiebreaker Game Since 1998 Majestic Athletic Airs First Network TV Ad During MLB Postseason Review: Postseason.TV Misses The Mark Record Attended Game at Metrodome Pushes MLB Attendance To 73,418,529 After Yankee Decision, MLB Updates Division Series Broadcast Schedule MLB APPROVES OWNERSHIP TRANSFER OF CUBS TO RICKETTS FAMILY MLB Assigns Umpires for the 2009 Division Series Inside The Numbers: Final 2009 MLB Regular Season (THE BIZ OF FOOTBALL) Roger Goodell Will Walk Fine Line with Edwards and Cable Incidents UFL Officially Unveils Helmet Logos Ben Roethlisberger Lawsuit Timeline Football: A Game of Life and Death The New York Jets, David Clowney, and Twitter The Biz of Football Gets Blown Up in Week 3 Verizon FiOS Offering "NFL RedZone" for Free on Oct. 4 "Lagasse's Stadium" Design Sets New Standard for Food and Sports Experience (THE BIZ OF HOCKEY) NESN Sees Highest Rated BruinsSeason Opener Broadcast in 25 Years “MAKE IT SEVEN.” THE NHL AND CANADIAN NATIONALISM NHL Network Releases U.S. 2009-10 Live NHL Regular-Season Schedule Judge Rejects Sale of Phoenix Coyotes to NHL, Jim Balsillie Great One? Gretzky Steps Down as Coach of Coyotes Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey. He is available as a freelance writer. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network (select his name in the dropdown provided). Follow Maury Brown on Twitter Follow The Biz of Basketball on Twitter Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook