{"id":97334,"date":"2023-04-25T06:04:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T06:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/25\/nba-suspends-dejounte-murray-for-bumping-referee-ahead-of-celtics-hawks-elimination-game\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T06:04:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T06:04:14","slug":"nba-suspends-dejounte-murray-for-bumping-referee-forward-of-celtics-hawks-elimination-recreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/25\/nba-suspends-dejounte-murray-for-bumping-referee-forward-of-celtics-hawks-elimination-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA suspends Dejounte Murray for bumping referee forward of Celtics-Hawks elimination recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dejounte Murray has been suspended by the NBA for Game 5 of the Atlanta Hawks<\/a>\u2019 first spherical sequence with the Boston Celtics<\/a> after bumping an official throughout Game 4, the league has introduced<\/a>. The Celtics have a 3-1 sequence lead on the Hawks going into Game 5. If Atlanta loses, their season shall be over.<\/p>\n

As the Celtics pulled away for a 129-121 victory in Game 4, Murray made contact with a referee. That\u2019s a no-no. Here\u2019s video of the bump that obtained Murray suspended for an elimination recreation: <\/p>\n

This is a devastating loss for Atlanta given the stakes of Game 5. Murray has been the Hawks\u2019 finest participant within the sequence, averaging 25.3 factors, 7.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and a couple of.3 steals per recreation in opposition to Boston whereas taking pictures 45.6 p.c from the sector and 39.4 p.c from three.<\/p>\n