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Hornets center Chandler banned one game, Przybilla fined

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Sat Jan 3, 2009 6:10pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler has been suspended one game without pay for striking an opponent in the neck, the NBA said on Saturday.

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Chandler elbowed Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla during the third quarter of the Hornets' 92-77 win in Portland on Friday.

Przybilla was fined $7,500 for his role in the incident, having struck Chandler in the chest with his forearm before Chandler retaliated and was ejected from the game.

Chandler will serve his suspension on Saturday when the Hornets visit the Denver Nuggets.

(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter Rutherford)



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