] The NBA suspended Los Angeles Lakers striker Brandon Ingram on Sunday, goalkeeper Rajon Rondo of the Trois-Gardiens and goalkeeper Chris Paul of the Rockets of Houston, two games without pay, for their role in an altercation on the field that gave rise to strikes USA TODAY Sports was informed of the situation of the suspensions.

The person requested anonymity because she was not allowed to speak before the official announcement by the league.

The suspensions start immediately and Paul will miss the match on Sunday. the Los Angeles Clippers. The Lakers will play San Antonio on Monday.

At the announcement of the suspensions, Ingram was suspended for "aggressively resuming the altercation and escalation and punching Paul in the face, confronting an official of the hostile game, and James Harden, the guard of the Rockets, caused the global incident. "

The League also confirmed that Rondo spat in Paul's face and was suspended for" triggering a physical altercation. " with, and spitting and throwing multiple punches on Paul. "

Paul was suspended for "accusation" by contacting Rondo's face and throwing multiple punches at him. "

In a game that was getting more and more hectic from minute to minute, frustration festered after Ingram's foul on Harden After the whistle, Ingram pushed Harden and Ingram was fouled veteran referee Jason Phillips.

Ingram found himself face-to-face with Phillips – a no-no, all the more so as the league insisted on his "Match Respect" rules.

Lance Stephenson, of Los Angeles, coached Ingram, it was then that Paul and Rondo chewed in. What has been said and what happened is not clear – Did Rondo spit on Paul? – but Paul put his finger on Rondo's face and he punched them in. Paul also punched and Ingram joined the group and Punched.

The incident occurred late in the fourth quarter at Staples Center during a stoppage of play. The three players were e Xpulsed the game as the Rockets won 124 to 115, thus spoiling LeBron James' home debut.

In recent years, the league has suspended players for one or two games to have launched a shot, but the nature of Saturday's incident could exceed the standard suspension.

In 2006, several players from Denver and New York were suspended for a long time: Carmelo Anthony (15 games), Denver, Nate Robinson and JR Smith (10 games). ), Mardy Collins (New York) (six games) and Jared Jeffries (New York) (four games).

Paul and some members of the Rockets claimed that Rondo had spat on Paul, which had caused the altercation.

"It's unacceptable," said Anthony, now a member of the Rockets. "You do not do that, you do not do that to anyone, in sports, in the street, it's a blatant disrespect there."

James, a close friend of Paul, starred in the Rockets of the

The Lakers fell to 0-2 during the season with the defeat and have a tough schedule ahead, with San Antonio (twice ), Denver and Minnesota will make four of his next five games. The Rockets, meanwhile, are now 1-1 and play against the Clippers on Sunday night, against Utah Wednesday and Clippers Friday.