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Celtics’ Smart suspended 1 game for ‘threatening language’ toward official

BOSTON — The National Basketball Association has suspended Boston Celtics G Marcus Smart for one game for directing “threatening language” toward an official, the league said in a release Wednesday. Smart will serve that suspension Wednesday night when the Celtics host the Charlotte Hornets at TD Garden.

That incident occurred in Tuesday night’s game between the Celtics and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Smart received a technical foul in the 119-115 loss for Boston.

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