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11-30-2010, 06:42 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The NBA has suspended Charlotte Bobcats (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=cha) top scorer Stephen Jackson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=378) one game for verbally abusing an official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Saturday's loss to Milwaukee (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=mil).
Tuesday's penalty comes less than a month after Jackson was fined $50,000 for making inappropriate comments to the officials after a loss in Detroit.
Jackson will miss Wednesday's game at New Orleans.
Jackson received consecutive technical fouls by referee Eli Roe midway through the first quarter against the Bucks as he complained of being held and grabbed. Teammates Gerald Wallace (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=1026) and Nazr Mohammed (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=568) had to usher Jackson off the court.
Jackson has been called for six technicals this season, tied for the league lead.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5867445
Tuesday's penalty comes less than a month after Jackson was fined $50,000 for making inappropriate comments to the officials after a loss in Detroit.
Jackson will miss Wednesday's game at New Orleans.
Jackson received consecutive technical fouls by referee Eli Roe midway through the first quarter against the Bucks as he complained of being held and grabbed. Teammates Gerald Wallace (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=1026) and Nazr Mohammed (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=568) had to usher Jackson off the court.
Jackson has been called for six technicals this season, tied for the league lead.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5867445