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Ray Allen Suspended 1 Game

Apr 14, 2009 – 4:30 PM
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Brett Pollakoff

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We showed you Ray Allen's cheap shot to the Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao on Sunday, and it seemed clear that something like that would be punishable by the league office. The NBA has weighed in, and as expected, Allen has been suspended for one game without pay for the incident.

Now, some Celtics fans believe that Varejao threw Allen to the ground intentionally, which may have slightly justified Allen's response. To me it looks like they simply got tangled up, but no matter what Varejao's involvement, an elbow to the groin is about 50 times worse than being inadvertently tossed to the ground, isn't it?

Allen will serve his suspension this evening while the rest of his teammates (minus Kevin Garnett) take on the Sixers in Philadelphia. The game is essentially meaningless to the Celtics, so all it does is lighten Allen's wallet a bit, while giving him an extra night of rest before the playoffs get started. Not too stiff of a penalty, all things considered.
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