The league has not even started and the NBA is starting to suspend players for fighting.The NBA said Tuesday that Monday's altercation between Heat center Jamaal Magloire and Detroit forward Jonas Jerebko is under review, with Magloire facing a possible suspension from the Heat's Oct. 28 season opener at home against the New York Knicks. already. "Whatever happened, it was just in the heat of the moment. Anything I did, it was unintentional," he said of the battle for a rebound in Miami's loss. "I was going for the loose ball and it happened so fast that I really didn't think anybody hit anybody."
Jerebko contended otherwise."He got me on the nose, and I got him back," Jerebko said.
Under NBA rules, any suspension incurred during the pre-season is served at the start of the regular season, with the corresponding loss of salary. League rules call for a suspension of at least one game for a punch, whether or not it lands.
"I've been playing now in the NBA for 10 years," said Magloire, who can play in tonight's exhibition against Orlando. "I've never been accused of throwing a punch, or have I ever thrown a punch. I've found other ways to get my point across."
Miami Heat center Jamaal Magloire and Detroit's Jonas Jerebko have been suspended by the NBA for their altercation in a preseason game.Magloire was penalized two games for starting the altercation and striking Jerebko in the face with 5:04 left in the fourth quarter of Detroit's 87-83 victory on Monday. Jerebko was suspended one game for retaliating and hitting Magloire in the face.
The NBA says Thursday that both players would serve their suspensions beginning with the first regular-season games they are physically able to play.
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