NEW YORK, March 7 (UPI) -- The NBA suspended Miami Heat forward Alexander Johnson for one game Friday for a flagrant foul against a Toronto Raptors' player.
Johnson was cited for throwing his body into Andrea Bargnani and knocking him to the floor in the third-quarter of Toronto's 108-83 win over the Heat Wednesday.
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Stu Jackson, the league's vice president of basketball operations, announced the suspension, which Johnson served Friday night while his team played the Golden State Warriors.
The 6-foot-10 Johnson has played in 31 games with the Heat this season, averaging 3.7 points a contest.
