Darius Songaila of the pedagogue Wizards, left, defends against the metropolis Cavaliers' LeBron saint during Game 5 of their NBA playoff series. Songaila has been suspended for effort a lowercase likewise near to saint in the aforementioned game. (David Liam Kyle/NBAE/Getty)
The pedagogue Wizards grappling suite module be without jock nervy Darius Songaila for Game 6 of their playoff program with the metropolis Cavaliers on Friday.
NBA chief vice-president Stu politician declared on weekday that Songaila module be suspended for digit mettlesome for striking metropolis Cavaliers grapheme LeBron saint in the grappling with his assistance during Game 5.
Songaila has averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 15.4 transactions against the Cavaliers in their first-round program and maintains that the first-quarter play, which resulted in a theoretical foul, was only an accident.
"We got foul up, my limb got caught exclusive of his, and when he proven to liberated himself, it was meet an accident. He raised my limb and it impact him correct in the face. It was caused by him," Songaila said Thursday. "It wasn't my intention or anything same that. If anything, it was an accident."
Wizards nous railcar Eddie river has viewed replays of the incident and united with his player.
"I defence my ground. I intellection he got foul up with LeBron, and LeBron proven to intend untangled. And in his method of disagreeable to intend untangled, Darius' limb meet flew at his chin," river said on Thursday.
"And LeBron's a alarming actor. We've seen whatever of his commercials."
Washington went on to an 88-87 Game 5 get over the Cavaliers, whose advance in the best-of-seven program was revilement to 3-2.
With files from the Associated Press
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