Jazz forward Booker suspended 1 game for hit on Hibbert
Posted October 09, 2015 7:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) - Utah Jazz forward Trevor Booker has been suspended one game without pay for striking Los Angeles Lakers center Roy Hibbert with an open hand to the head.
The league announced the fine on Friday.
Booker was given two technical fouls and ejected for the hit in the third quarter of Utah's 117-114 preseason win Tuesday over the Lakers in Hawaii.
Booker's suspension will begin on the first game of the regular season.
A referee separates Utah Jazz forward Trevor Booker (33), left, and Los Angeles Lakers center Roy Hibbert (17), far right, after an altercation between the players during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Honolulu. Booker was ejected from the game and a technical foul was called on Hibbert. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
The Associated Press