# Marcus Smart suspended for throwing punch that made contact with Warriors player's face > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2725959 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 12, 2026, 8:05 PM · Read it: Marcus Smart will sit out a bit after the NBA suspended him for "throwing a punch that made contact with the face" of the Warriors' Charles Bassey. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 4:42 PM: [Marcus Smart suspended 3 games for throwing punch at Warriors player]() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) The 32-year-old Houston Rockets guard was immediately ejected and walked off before officials even rendered the verdict. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:07 PM: [Rockets' Smart suspended 3 games for punch]() — ESPN (Sports, United States) The NBA on Thursday suspended Rockets guard Marcus Smart three games without pay for throwing a punch at Warriors center Charles Bassey. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:21 PM: [Rockets' Marcus Smart suspended three games for punching Warriors' Charles Bassey during in-game scuffle]() — CBS Sports (Sports, United States) Bassey accused Smart of 'playing dirty the whole game' - Nov 12, 2026, 8:05 PM: [Marcus Smart suspended for throwing punch that made contact with Warriors player's face]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Marcus Smart will sit out a bit after the NBA suspended him for "throwing a punch that made contact with the face" of the Warriors' Charles Bassey.