NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Richard Hamilton was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Saturday for hitting Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan the previous night.
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With about 5½ minutes remaining in the third quarter of the Raptors’ 97-88 win on Friday, Hamilton hit DeRozan in the face with his elbow. Hamilton was whistled for a Flagrant 2 and ejected.
He will miss the Bulls’ game at Miami on Sunday.