Dwight Howard suspended for throwing the 'people's elbow'

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard will be suspended for Thursday's game 6 versus the 76ers in Philly.Howard's threw a vicious elbow that connected with Dalembert's head in the 1st quarter of game 5 but was not ejected. Why? All three refs failed to see if the elbow landed, so a technical foul was assessed instead of an ejection.This move would have been acceptable in a wrestling ring and was more reminiscent of Dusty Rhodes than a NBA center.Stu Jackson, the NBA's executive vice-president of basketball operations, reviewed the play and doled out a suspension. According to Jackson, any elbows that make contact above the shoulders result in an automatic suspension.Not only did Howard hit Dalembert with a right elbow, but also sent teammate Courtney Lee to the showers with an accidental elbow to the nose after a shot block in the 1st half of game 5. Lee suffered a fractured sinus and will miss game 6 also.For once the league office got a call right, but before I shower...