Coach Nelson Suspended

January 7, 2000 / 8:10 PM EST / CBS/AP

Don Nelson was suspended for one game and fined $10,000 by the NBA on Friday for bumping a referee and getting into a shoving match with Utah's Karl Malone.

Malone was fined $10,000 for throwing an elbow at Dallas' Shawn Bradley in Thursday night's game and for getting into the altercation with Nelson.

Nelson was tossed with 6:04 left in the third quarter when he was hit with a double technical for arguing a call by referee Scott Wall.

Bradley was whistled for a foul against Malone, whose knee struck Bradley's midsection as Bradley tried to draw a charge. Bradley was on the floor for several minutes before he was helped to the locker room.

Nelson continued to argue the call after Bradley left the court, and Wall ejected Nelson. The Mavericks coach then confronted Malone, bumping the Utah player before they were separated and Nelson was escorted out of the arena.