Indiana Pacers star Ron Artest was suspended for 2 games by the NBA according to Sekou Smith of the Indianapolis Star.

Artest was called for a flagrant foul against Celtic's guard Paul Pierce just moments after the opening tip. Since Artest went over the 5-point flagrant foul limit 13 days ago, he has been suspended twice. Any flagrant foul he commits the rest of the season will result in an automatic 2 game suspension.

Artest has accumulated eight flagrant foul points this season, twice as many as any other player in the NBA.