Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Rockets' Howard won't be suspended for Game 5 vs Warriors (Yahoo Sports)

HOUSTON, TX - MAY 25: Dwight Howard #12 of the Houston Rockets wears a ripped jersey in the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors during Game Four of the Western Conference Finals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center on May 25, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard will not be suspended for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors after the NBA decided to uphold his flagrant 1 foul. NBA President of Basketball Operations Rod Thorn says in a statement Tuesday night that Howard was trying to free himself from Andrew Bogut when Howard ''recklessly hit him in the face with an open hand.'' Thorn says the contact was deemed unnecessary by game officials and the league doesn't ''see a reason to modify that call.'' Howard received a flagrant 1 foul early in the third quarter after throwing an elbow at Bogut's head after the Warriors center made contact with him.




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