The NBA has suspended Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin for one game without pay for inappropriate contact and verbal abuse of a game official. The incident occurred with 3:58 left in the Pacers’ 127-117 home loss to Cleveland on Tuesday night.
Mathurin will miss Indiana's game in Detroit on Thursday night as a result of the suspension. He has been averaging 16.5 points in 41 games this season.
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