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The NBA suspended Houston's Marcus Smart for three games without pay for a punch that made contact with the face of Warriors big man Charles Bassey. It happened with 21 seconds left in the third quarter of Wednesday's game in Houston; Smart was given a flagrant two and ejected. Coach Ime Udoka said Smart was unhappy that Bassey had wrapped up his elbow. Per ESPN's Bobby Marks, the ban costs Smart $125,462. He misses Friday's game against Utah, Sunday at Washington and Monday at Miami.
"I baited for him to do something, because I knew he was going to do something." — Charles Bassey
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