No suspension for Celtics' Thomas
Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas will not be suspended by the NBA for striking Hawks guard Dennis Schroder in Game 3 of their playoff series Friday night.
The league assessed Thomas a Flagrant Foul 1 on Saturday for the incident which occurred with 1:43 remaining in the first quarter. Thomas and Schroder were hit with double technical fouls 16 seconds later after the two needed to be separated following a personal foul call on Schroder.
In addition, the NBA fined Celtics guard Marcus Smart $5,000 for violating the league’s anti-flopping policy in Game 3.
MORE TO COME, INCLUDING REACTION FROM HAWKS COACH MIKE BUDENHOLZER.
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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.
