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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Denver's Martin banned one game for elbow incident

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Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:45pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kenyon Martin of the Denver Nuggets was suspended without pay for one game on Saturday after hitting Melvin Ely of the New Orleans Hornets in the head with his elbow on Wednesday.

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The ban, which Martin served in Saturday's game against the San Antonio Spurs, was announced by the NBA's Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson.

Martin is averaging 9.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game this season. He had played in 20 of the Nuggets' first 22 games, all as a starter.

(Writing by Mike Shalin; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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