<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Get breaking news and SI\u2019s biggest stories instantly. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS&amp;nbsp;or Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Montrezl Harrell of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers has been suspended five games for shoving an official to the floor during a D-League contest on Saturday, the league announced.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a statement on Monday, the National Basketball Referees Association condemned Harrell for \u201Cdeliberate assault and battery\u201D on a referee.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Following the final possession of the Vipers\u2019 game against the Bakersfield Jam, Harrell charged in for a rebound and became tangled up with Derek Cooke&amp;nbsp;Jr. Cooke shoved Harrell, who responded by throwing a referee to the floor.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CAfter carefully reviewing videotape and related evidence concerning this incident, we have reached the inescapable conclusion that Harrell committed a deliberate assault and battery against Referee [Jason]&amp;nbsp;Goldenberg,\u201D&amp;nbsp;NBRA&amp;nbsp;general counsel Lee&amp;nbsp;Seham&amp;nbsp;said. \u201CAnything less than a multiple game suspension would constitute a green light for violence against officials.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cooke received a one-game suspension for his role in the incident.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Harrell, 22, was a second-round pick of the Rockets in 2015 out of Louisville. He\u2019s played 38 games in the NBA this season with Houston, and averaged 3.6 points and 1.7 rebounds in 9.8 minutes.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u2013 Kenny Ducey&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.si.com/nba/2016/03/28/video-rockets-montrezl-harrell-shoves-d-league-referee>