Philadelphia 76ers’ center Daniel Orton has been suspended one game without pay for his involvement in a fight with Meyers Leonard during Saturday’s 139-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers according to Chris Vito of the Delaware County Daily Times.
#Sixers' Daniel Orton suspended 1 game w/o pay for scrum w/ Portland's Meyers Leonard. Watch the play here: http://t.co/3pkzeKH5qc | #76ers
— Christopher A. Vito (@ChrisVito) December 15, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wPsm_92xEAk
Orton will sit out Monday’s game at Brooklyn.
The incident occurred with 7 minutes, 19 seconds left in the fourth quarter, when Leonard body-slammed Orton to the ground.