The NBA league office has been quite busy this week.
In just the latest incidence of discipline being doled out, the league announced on Wednesday that Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles has been suspended for one game over his altercation with Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez from the end of Monday’s showdown between the two teams. Lopez, for his part, received a fine of $25,000.
The altercation occurred right as Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was dribbling out the ball in the closing seconds of Milwaukee’s 133-124 victory. Lyles took an unnecessary shove at Antetokounmpo and Lopez subsequently confronted him, leading to a ruckus between the two squads (video here).
Lyles, who is averaging 7.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in 16.7 minutes per game off the bench for the Kings, will serve out his suspension during Wednesday's game against the Chicago Bulls. As for Lopez, this is not the first brouhaha that he has gotten into this season.
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