BOSTON — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was suspended by the league for one recreation Wednesday due to “threatening language” he directed at a referee an evening earlier.
The suspension pressured him to overlook Wednesday evening’s 120-111 residence win over Charlotte.
Celtics coach Brad Stevens stated he discovered about Good’s suspension a few hours earlier than tip-off.
“I am not even fully conscious of what occurred,” Stevens stated throughout his pregame media availability. “I did hear there have been phrases after the sport.”
The NBA didn’t present many specifics in a information launch past saying the incidents with Good occurred “throughout and after the Celtics’ 119-115 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.”
“I noticed Marcus this morning. We talked about it,” Stevens stated.
Boston was already short-handed at level guard, with Kemba Walker out with a left indirect pressure.
The Related Press contributed to this report.