Hawks G Murray suspended for Game 5 vs Celtics

ATLANTA (AP) — Hawks guard Dejounte Murray has been suspended for Sport 5 of the playoff collection in opposition to the Boston Celtics with Atlanta going through the top of its season.

The NBA introduced Monday that Murray should sit out one sport with out pay for making inappropriate contact with an official, in addition to verbal abuse.

The incident occurred after the Hawks’ 129-121 loss in Sport 4, which pushed Boston to a 3-1 lead within the collection. The suspension was handed out by Joe Dumars, the league’s head of basketball operations and chief disciplinarian.

After the horn sounded to finish the sport, Murray was captured on video bumping official Gediminas Petraitis along with his chest whereas strolling off the court docket. The participant then turned to yell one thing on the referee earlier than he was pulled away and directed towards the locker room.

The Celtics can advance to the second spherical with a victory at house Tuesday night time.

Murray scored 23 factors in Sport 4, however it was his worst outing of the collection. The Hawks had been outscored by 16 factors whereas he was on the court docket.

Murray is averaging 25.3 factors within the collection, leaving an enormous gap for the Hawk to fill as they attempt to lengthen the season on the street.

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