Marcus Smart suspended three games for punching Charles Bassey

The NBA has suspended Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart for three games for punching Golden State Warriors center Charles Bassey during Wednesday’s game, according to reports published Thursday by Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports.

The league ruling

Reports said the league’s statement said the punch made contact with Bassey’s face. NBC Sports, citing Chris Haynes, also reported the three-game suspension.

Smart will miss Houston’s games against Utah on Friday, Washington on Sunday and Miami on Monday, according to reports.

Separate from the ejection

Officials assessed Smart a flagrant foul 2 and ejected him with 21 seconds left in the third quarter of Houston’s 115-108 win at Toyota Center on Wednesday, November 11. The suspension is the subsequent league disciplinary decision, separate from that in-game penalty.

Our report on Smart’s ejection and the players’ accounts afterward covered the incident before the league ruling.