It was just one game for Robin Lopez, but the Bulls these days don’t have many games to spare.
The NBA Wednesday announced that Bulls center Robin Lopez was suspended for one game, against Detroit, for his fight with Serge Ibaka in Toronto Tuesday. Ibaka also was suspended without pay for one game. It will cost Lopez about $160,000. Cristiano Felicio was out against Detroit with a back injury from a fall in Toronto. So Joffrey Lauvergne starts against the Pistons. Several players would thus be asked to also play some backup center.
Toronto assistant Jamaal Magloire was fined for engaging Nikola Mitotic during the melee instead of trying to stop the action.