The Lakers’ player known as Metta World Peace, who changed his name from Ron Artest, won’t be eligible to play in the team’s next seven games.
The NBA showed its displeasure with World Peace by handing him a harsh suspension which includes playoff games for a vicious elbow to the face of Oklahoma City’s James Harden Sunday at Staples center.
In many cases the NBA suspends players for the first few games of the next season but doesn’t include the playoffs.
The Lakers conclude the regular season on Thursday and will play Denver or Dallas in the first playoff round beginning this weekend. The suspension could extend into the second round when the Lakers could play Oklahoma City.
In a statement, the Lakers said: ‘Metta has for the most part been a model citizen on and off the court since he joined the Lakers. Still, his most recent lapse in judgment is not to be condoned or accepted.”
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