NEW YORK — Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams was suspended for two games and New York Knicks forward Shawne Williams one game for throwing punches Friday night.
Marvin Williams started things when he shoved Shawne Williams in the back as they ran up the court with 43 seconds left in the Hawks’ 111-102 victory. The NBA cited Marvin Williams on Saturday for throwing punches and fighting, while Shawne Williams got a one-game ban for throwing a punch during an altercation.
Both suspensions are without pay.
Marvin Williams missed the Hawks’ game at Dallas on Saturday night and also will sit out at home against Toronto on Wednesday night. Shawne Williams will sit out when the Knicks host Detroit today.
“There was no real expectations on the length as far as I was concerned,” Hawks coach Larry Drew said. “The league made a ruling on it and we just have to live with it.”
Wade, Bosh feeling better.
MIAMI — The ailing Heat may not stay that way much longer. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were on the team’s flight to Oklahoma City, a sign that both may be in the lineup when the Heat plays the Thunder today.
An MRI exam on Wade’s sore right wrist showed no structural damage, and Bosh’s sprained left ankle has improved in recent days.
Neither played in Miami’s 88-87 win over Detroit on Friday night. Bosh has been sidelined since Jan. 15.
“The injury bug has struck our team,” said Heat star Le- Bron James. “I think that everyone is playing with some injuries. You hate for it to happen.”
It was a precautionary measure and the team was relieved Saturday when Wade, a veteran guard, was listed as day to day.
Mayo: Blame energy drink.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo said he believes an “energy drink” he bought at a gas station contained the substance that led to his 10-game suspension for violating the NBA’s drug policy.
“I didn’t know it had any bad substances in it, and it caused a 10-game suspension,” Mayo said. “It was just a local gas station that kind of got me hemmed up.”
The NBA suspended Mayo on Thursday for testing positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), which is on the league’s list of banned performance-enhancing drugs.
