Posted at 10:42 a.m., Tuesday, January 1, 2008
NBA: Odom suspended for one game for flagrant foul
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom was suspended for one game without pay today for committing a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter of his team's 110-91 loss to the Boston Celtics.Odom threw himself into Ray Allen and knocked the Boston guard to the floor with 2:56 remaining Sunday night and the outcome already decided. Besides the suspension, Odom was assessed a flagrant foul, penalty two, NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson said in a press release.
Odom, who had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the one-sided loss to Boston, will serve his suspension Friday night when the Lakers (19-11) play the Philadelphia 76ers (14-17)
