NBA: Acy gets one-game ban after altercation with Wall

From left, Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, Wizards forward Rasual Butler (8), and forward Kris Humphries restrain New York Knicks forward Quincy Acy (4) as an NBA official gets in the middle of an on-court scuffle between Acy and Wizards guard John Wall in the second half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. Acy was ejected from the game and Wall was charged with a technical foul after the incident. New York Knicks guard Pablo Prigioni is at far right in the group. AP FILE PHOTO

NEW YORK, United – New York Knicks forward Quincy Acy was suspended for one game Friday after a foul that sparked an altercation with Washington’s John Wall in a Thursday loss.

Acy was whistled for a flagrant foul and ejected for his role in the incident, which took place with 5:31 remaining in the fourth quarter of Washington’s 102-91 victory over the Knicks at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Wall was fined $15,000 (12,320 euros) for pushing Acy and escalating the incident after being fouled. Teammates had to keep the rivals apart after the incident.

Acy will miss the Knicks’ game Saturday at Sacramento as a result of the suspension.

At 20-8, the Wizards rank third in the Eastern Conference and only one game behind Atlanta in the Southeast division.

The Knicks, 5-26 after their sixth loss in a row, own the second-worst record in the NBA, with only cellar-dwelling Philadelphia, 4-23, below them.