Official, Livingston suspended
● Cleveland Cavaliers notched up their 12th straight victory after a 113- 91 blowout over the hapless Chicago Bulls.
get suspended,” he added.
Elsewhere, Kyrie Irving scored 32 points as the Boston Celtics overcame a 40- point performance from the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo to score a 111- 100 win.
The Celtics, Los Angeles, Dec. 5: Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston was suspended for one game, while NBA game official Courtney Kirkland will be benched for one week after their oncourt bust- up, the league announced on Monday.
Livingston and Kirkland clashed during a disputed non- call in the second quarter of the Warriors’ blowout win over Miami on Sunday.
The duo bumped heads, leading to Livingston being handed a technical and tossed from the game. However, an NBA review of the incident adjudged that Kirkland had made a movement towards Livingston and shared blamed for the incident, a statement said.
The suspension meant Livingston was forced to sit out the Warriors’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.
Kirkland, meanwhile, will be removed from the NBA officiating rotation through Sunday. had 20 points from Al Horford, improved to 21- 4. The Celtics have now won 11 of their last 12 home games.
Meanwhile, in Chicago the Cleveland Cavaliers notched up their 12th straight win in a 113- 91 blowout over the hapless Bulls.
Dwyane Wade and Kevin Love scored 24 points apiece while LeBron James added 23 points in their side’s victory.
It was a satisfying return to Chicago for Wade, who played for the Bulls last year before joining Cleveland.