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NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The NBA confirmed on Tuesday that a flagrant foul whistled against Shaquille O'Neal during the Los Angeles Lakers' overtime loss in Houston on Friday has been reviewed and reclassified.
Los Angeles trailed by a point when the superstar center smothered a driving Steve Francis with 1:11 to play in overtime. Referee Monty McCutcheon whistled O'Neal for a flagrant foul.
Coach Phil Jackson argued the call and was hit with a technical foul. Cuttino Mobley made the technical foul shot and Francis sank both free throws for a 102-98 lead. The Rockets went on to a 108-104 win.
Jackson's technical also was rescinded.
While the outcome is not reversed, O'Neal does not gain a point toward a suspension. Under the league's flagrant foul system, a player is suspended for a game after accumulating six points.
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