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Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson (3) passes the ball from under the basket during the second half against …

(Reuters) - Houston Rockets point guard Ty Lawson has been suspended two games for driving while impaired, the National Basketball Association announced on Friday.

Lawson, the 18th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, will miss Saturday's contest with the Los Angeles

Clippers and Monday's encounter with the Charlotte Hornets.

Lawson's suspension follows his guilty plea last month to driving while impaired in Denver in January.

He will be sentenced on Jan.