Kemp, Barkley Suspended After Altercation Friday
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NEW YORK — All-stars Shawn Kemp of the Seattle SuperSonics and Charles Barkley of the Houston Rockets each were suspended for one game and fined by the NBA on Saturday, a day after their teams tangled.
Barkley, fined $2,500, was to miss Saturday night’s game at Portland. Kemp, fined $3,000, will miss today’s game at the Forum against the Lakers.
Kemp was penalized for throwing a punch at Houston’s Kevin Willis late in the third quarter of Seattle’s 105-85 victory. Kemp was ejected after the altercation, which carries an automatic $1,000 fine.
Barkley was penalized for leaving the bench for leaving the bench during the fracas.
There were six technical fouls called in the physical game. Willis was ejected, in addition to Kemp.
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