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NBA suspends Stoudemire, Diaw, Horry

NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- San Antonio forward Robert Horry was suspended two games and Phoenix forwards Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw one game each by the NBA Tuesday.

The suspensions are for the Western Conference semifinals starting with Game 5 on Wednesday.

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The penalties followed a flagrant foul call on Horry, who delivered a forearm to Suns guard Steve Nash with 18.2 seconds left in Monday's 104-98 Phoenix victory at San Antonio, evening the best-of-seven series.

Horry was suspended for flagrantly fouling Nash and hitting Raja Bell above the shoulders with a forearm. Stoudemire and Diaw were suspended for leaving "the immediate vicinity of their bench" during a melee.

Stoudemire is averaging a team-best 23.9 points and 12.1 rebounds per game in the playoffs. Diaw is averaging 7.2 points. Horry, playing in his 15th straight playoffs, is averaging 6.4 points this postseason.

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