Sacramento Kings, Chimezie Metu (Photo by Ben Green/Getty Images)
Less than a week departed from the good news of his contract becoming guaranteed for the 2021-22 season, Chimezie Metu has received some bad news from the league office. Following an incident on Sunday’s Summer League against the Dallas Mavericks, the big man was handed a one-game suspension. This decision forces the Sacramento Kings to play in the Summer League Championship game without their starting big man.
As you’ve almost certainly seen by now, Metu is receiving this suspension as a result of the punch he threw at Eugene Omoruyi‘s head near the end of a blowout victory over Dallas.