Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. suspended 1 game for Saturday altercation
Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. has been suspended 1 game for his involvement in an altercation that occurred Saturday night against the Utah Jazz.
What It Means:
Smith and Utah's Kris Dunn were ejected Saturday for fighting on the court. Now, both have received suspensions, with Dunn (two games) seeing a harsher punishment. For Houston, expect more work for Jeff Green and Jock Landale with Smith unavailable.
In 65 games this season, Smith is averaging 13.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 28.9 FanDuel points.
Source:
Shams Charania
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