The NBA is suspending Hawks guard Dejounte Murray one game for making contact with and verbally abusing a referee after Atlanta’s loss to the Celtics on Sunday in Game 4 of the teams’ first-round playoff series. Murray is expected to serve the suspension during Game 5 on Tuesday night.
Late on Sunday night, a video showing Murray appearing to bump into a referee while arguing went viral on social media. Following the game, the NBA announced it would look into the incident to decide whether the incident required a punishment.
In his first season with the Hawks, Murray averaged 20.5 points, 6.1 assists and 5.3 rebounds in 74 regular-season games. So far in the playoffs, Murray has totaled at least 23 points and played in at least 35 minutes in each game against Boston
