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Lakers Odom Suspended For One Game

Posted Jan 2, 08 3:00 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Lamar Odom's flagrant foul on Boston's Ray Allen Sunday cost the forward $120,441 and the Los Angeles Lakers one of their starting players for one game, reports the Los Angeles Times. Odom fouled Allen with 2:57 left in the Lakers 110-91 loss. "I don't know what Odom was thinking," Allen said. "I got the rebound and he tackled me."

Odom, who is averaging 14.1 points per game and 8.9 rebounds, was suspended by the NBA and will sit out Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. "We don't think he would do anything to ever intentionally harm another player. We're going to be missing one of our best players for Friday's game,'' Lakers spokesman John Black said.

Source Los Angeles Times

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Boston Celtics' Ray Allen returns to the Key Arena for the first time to play his former team, the Seattle SuperSonics in NBA action, in Seattle, on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)   (Associated Press)
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom (7) goes up for a shot as Boston Celtics forward James Posey (41) guards during the second half of their NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007, in Los Angeles....   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen (42) puts up a shot as Los Angeles Lakers forward Kwame Brown (54) and Lakers forward Lamar Odom guard during the first half of their NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec....   (Associated Press)
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