Jason Kidd has received a one-game suspension by the NBA for slapping the ball out of a referee's hands and not leaving the court in a timely manner.

The incident occurred with 1:49 remaining in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's game.

Kidd will serve his suspension on Friday when the Milwaukee Bucks play the Orlando Magic.

Jason Kidd was ejected from Wednesday's game after knocking the ball away from a referee's hands.

Kidd said he was sticking up for himself and protecting his players before he was tossed.

"I walked all the way down to get a timeout," Kidd said, "and then we had our discussion. He gave me the T.

"From there, I'm trying to protect my guys. Understanding we felt we were getting fouled and the whistle wasn't being blown. What happens in this league, you have to stand up for yourself, and my job is to protect those young guys.

"But that wasn't the issue of the game. We gave them warm-up jump shots. They got our temperature, saw we didn't want to play defense and they took advantage of it. That's as easy as it is."

Kidd was restrained by O.J. Mayo and an assistant coach.

The Milwaukee Bucks will appear on TNT for the first time since 2002 when they play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

When the Bucks were last on TNT, the team featured Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, Anthony Mason, Toni Kukoc and Michael Redd.

"I think it's important," said Grant Hill, who will join Marv Albert on the call of Thursday night's game. "It's an indicator of where the (Bucks) franchise is now and where the team is.

"The new ownership group has come in and they have big plans for this franchise. They're a young, exciting team to watch and coached by a Hall of Fame player (Jason Kidd).

"It will be the stars vs. the future stars, the young guys vs. the vets."

Jabari Parker underwent an MRI this morning to address discomfort in his right foot. The scan revealed a mid-foot (talonavicular joint) sprain.

Parker will undergo additional testing and did not accompany the team on this week’s three-game road trip. His status will be updated as appropriate.

Parker returned to action on Nov. 4 after missing the final 57 games of the 2014-15 season and the first four games of this season while recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee. He has averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in 22.4 minutes per game in five appearances this season, including season highs of 12 points and 30 minutes in Saturday’s double-overtime win over Cleveland.

The Minnesota Timberwolves nearly picked Giannis Antetokounmpo over Shabazz Muhammad with the 14th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.

Antetokounmpo went 15th overall to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Muhammad played well last season before his injury and is playing five fewer minutes per game than Tayshaun Prince.

There have been a number of departures from Wasserman Media Group following Arn Tellem's decision to take a job with the Detroit Pistons.

Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol and Jabari Parker have now left WMG.

Al Horford and Danilo Gallinari previously left the agency as well.

Jabari Parker has been cleared to play for the first time since tearing his ACL on Dec. 15th.

In 25 games last season, Parker averaged 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 29.5 minutes per game. 

Parker underwent surgery on Jan. 5th.