NBA Suspends Three in Suns-Spurs Series

The incident occurred with :18 remaining in the fourth period of the Suns' 104-98 win over the Spurs Monday night at AT&T Center.

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NEW YORK - Robert Horry of the San Antonio Spurs has been suspended two games without pay and Amaré Stoudemire and Boris Diaw of the Phoenix Suns have each been suspended one game without pay for their actions in Monday night's game, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

Horry has been suspended for flagrantly fouling Phoenix’s Steve Nash and striking Raja Bell above the shoulders with a forearm.

Stoudemire and Diaw have been suspended for leaving “the immediate vicinity of their bench” during an altercation.

The incident occurred with :18 remaining in the fourth period of the Suns' 104-98 win over the Spurs Monday night at AT&T Center.

Horry will serve his suspension sitting out Games 5 and 6 of the Spurs-Suns Western Conference Semifinal series, while Stoudemire and Diaw will miss Game 5 tomorrow night at US Airways Center in Phoenix.

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