List of people banned or suspended by the NBA
Suspended
Only suspensions lasting six games or more are included.

List of people banned or suspended by the NBA

Section Title: Suspended
Table Section Text: Only suspensions lasting six games or more are included.

Length	Name	Team(s)	Year	Season(s)	Reason

86 games (73 regular season games and 13 playoff games) (Rest of the 2004-05 season)	Ron Artest (now known as Metta World Peace)	Indiana Pacers	2004	2004–05	On November 19, 2004, Artest entered the stands and grabbed a fan after a drink was thrown at him during an NBA game against the Detroit Pistons, causing a large brawl between players and fans.

68 games (originally set to be 82 games) (Rest of the 1997-98 season)	Latrell Sprewell	Golden State Warriors	1997	1997–98	On December 1, 1997, Sprewell choked, threatened, and punched Warriors head coach P. J.

50 games (Rest of the 2009-10 season)	Gilbert Arenas	Washington Wizards	2010	2009–10	On January 27, 2010, Arenas was suspended for violating NBA rules and Washington, D.C. laws by storing an unloaded firearm in his locker and drawing it on teammate Javaris Crittenton during an argument regarding gambling debts in December 2009.

38 games (Rest of the 2009-10 season)	Javaris Crittenton	Washington Wizards	2010	2009–10	On January 27, 2010, Crittenton was suspended for violating NBA rules and Washington, D.C. laws by storing an unloaded firearm in his locker and drawing it on teammate Gilbert Arenas during an argument regarding gambling debts in December 2009.

30 games	Stephen Jackson	Indiana Pacers	2004	2004–05	On November 19, 2004, Jackson entered the stands and punched a fan after a drink was thrown at teammate Ron Artest during an NBA game against the Detroit Pistons.

26 games	Kermit Washington	Los Angeles Lakers	1977	1977–78	On December 9, 1977, Washington punched Houston Rockets player Rudy Tomjanovich in the face during a fight in an NBA game.

25 games	Jodie Meeks	Washington Wizards	2018	2017–18 2018–19	On April 4, 2018, Meeks was suspended after testing positive for Ipamorelin and GHRP-2. Meeks missed all of the playoffs and the start of the 2018–19 season.

24 games	Jeffery Taylor	Charlotte Hornets	2014	2014–15	On November 29, 2014, Taylor was suspended after pleading guilty to one count of domestic assault and malicious destruction of property.

20 games	Hedo Türkoğlu	Orlando Magic	2013	2012–13	On February 13, 2013, Türkoğlu was suspended after testing positive for methenolone, a banned substance.

20 games	Nick Calathes	Memphis Grizzlies	2014	2013–14	On April 18, 2014, Calathes was suspended after testing positive for tamoxifen, a banned substance. As a result, Calathes would miss the Grizzlies' entire playoff run that year, with the rest of the suspension being revoked after it was appealed.

20 games	Joakim Noah	New York Knicks	2017	2016–17 2017–18	On March 24, 2017, Noah was suspended after testing positive for ligandrol, a banned substance. Noah was suspended for the last 10 games of the Knicks' 2016–17 regular season, and also for the first 10 games of the 2017–18 season.

15 games (originally set to be 25 games)	Jermaine O'Neal	Indiana Pacers	2004	2004–05	On November 19, 2004, O'Neal punched a fan who came onto the court to confront teammate Ron Artest during an NBA game against the Detroit Pistons.

15 games	Carmelo Anthony	Denver Nuggets	2006	2006–07	On December 16, 2006, Anthony punched New York Knicks player Mardy Collins in the face during a brawl in an NBA game.

15 games (originally set to be 5 games)	Mitch McGary	Oklahoma City Thunder	2016	2016–17	On July 8, 2016, McGary was suspended for five games for violating the NBA's drug policy. However, on September 13 that same year, McGary was suspended an additional 10 games for non-compliance with the league's drug policy, thus bringing the number of regular season games he was suspended for to 15.

11 games	Dennis Rodman	Chicago Bulls	1997	1996–97	On January 15, 1997, Rodman kicked a courtside cameraman in the groin after tripping over him during an NBA game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

10 games	Vernon Maxwell	Houston Rockets	1995	1994–95	On February 6, 1995, Maxwell entered the stands and punched a fan who he claimed was heckling him during an NBA game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

10 games	J. R. Smith	Denver Nuggets	2006	2006–07	On December 16, 2006, Smith fought with New York Knicks player Nate Robinson during a brawl in an NBA game.

10 games	Nate Robinson	New York Knicks	2006	2006–07	On December 16, 2006, Robinson fought with Denver Nuggets player J. R. Smith during a brawl in an NBA game.

10 games	Lindsey Hunter	Detroit Pistons	2007	2006–07	On March 7, 2007, Hunter was suspended after testing positive for phentermine, a banned substance.

10 games	Darius Miles	Boston Celtics	2008	2008–09	On September 20, 2008, Miles was suspended after testing positive for phentermine, a banned substance.

10 games	Rashard Lewis	Orlando Magic	2009	2009–10	On August 6, 2009, Lewis was suspended after testing positive for dehydroepiandrosterone, a banned substance.

10 games	Delonte West	Boston Celtics	2010	2010–11	On August 20, 2010, West was suspended after pleading guilty to weapon charges from September 2009.

10 games	O. J. Mayo	Memphis Grizzlies	2011	2010–11	On January 27, 2011, Mayo was suspended after testing positive for dehydroepiandrosterone, a banned substance.

10 games	Larry Sanders	Milwaukee Bucks	2015	2014–15	On January 16, 2015, Sanders was suspended after testing positive for marijuana, a banned substance, for the second time. After Sanders' suspension ended, the Bucks bought him out before he played another game.

8 games	Chris Webber	Sacramento Kings	2004	2003–04	On February 17, 2004, Webber was suspended five games for violating the NBA's drug policy and suspended three games for pleading guilty to lying to a grand jury about making an illegal loan when he was a college basketball player for University of Michigan.

8 games	Darren Collison	Sacramento Kings	2016	2016–17	On October 2, 2016, Collison was suspended after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge against his wife in May.

8 games	Bobby Portis	Chicago Bulls	2017	2017–18	On October 17, 2017, Portis punched teammate Nikola Mirotić in the face during an altercation in team practice. Mirotić suffered a concussion and facial fractures, which left him out until December 8, 2017.

7 games	Nick Van Exel	Los Angeles Lakers	1996	1995–96	On April 10, 1996, Van Exel shoved referee Ron Garretson onto the scorer's table after Garretson ejected him for arguing a call during an NBA game against the Denver Nuggets.

7 games	Rasheed Wallace	Portland Trail Blazers	2003	2002–03	On January 15, 2003, Wallace confronted and threatened referee Tim Donaghy in the parking lot outside of the Rose Garden after Donaghy had given him a technical foul earlier during an NBA game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

7 games	Ron Artest (now known as Metta World Peace)	Sacramento Kings	2007	2007–08	On July 15, 2007, Artest was suspended after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge against his wife in May.

7 games	Stephen Jackson	Golden State Warriors	2007	2007–08	On July 15, 2007, Jackson was suspended after pleading guilty to a felony charge of criminal recklessness for firing a gun outside of an Indiana strip club during an altercation in October 2006.

7 games	J. R. Smith	Denver Nuggets	2009	2009–10	On August 28, 2009, Smith was suspended after pleading guilty to a reckless driving charge for a 2007 traffic collision that resulted in the death of a passenger.

7 games	Metta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest)	Los Angeles Lakers	2012	2011–12	On April 24, 2012, World Peace elbowed Oklahoma City Thunder player James Harden in the head during an NBA game.

6 games	Dennis Rodman	Chicago Bulls	1996	1995–96	On March 18, 1996, Rodman headbutted referee Ted Bernhardt after being ejected during an NBA game against the New Jersey Nets.

6 games (originally set to be 10 games)	Maurice Taylor	Houston Rockets	2003	2003–04	On November 8, 2003, Taylor violated the NBA's drug policy. Upon appeal, his original 10 game suspension was reduced to six games.

6 games	Ben Wallace	Detroit Pistons	2004	2004–05	On November 19, 2004, Wallace shoved Indiana Pacers player Ron Artest after a hard foul during an NBA game, leading to a large brawl between players and fans.

6 games	D. J. Mbenga	Dallas Mavericks	2006	2005–06	On June 2, 2006, Mbenga entered the stands to aid the wife of head coach Avery Johnson, who was in a confrontation with two fans.

6 games	Mardy Collins	New York Knicks	2006	2006–07	On December 16, 2006, Collins flagrantly fouled Denver Nuggets player J. R.

6 games	Willie Reed	Detroit Pistons	2017	2016–17	On February 6, 2017, Reed was suspended following a domestic violence incident against his wife on August 5 of the previous year when he played for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Sentence(s)

Washington was suspended for 26 games in NBA.
Washington was suspended for 26 games in NBA.
Washington was suspended for 26 games in NBA.

final_sentence: Washington was suspended for 26 games in NBA.
final_sentence: Washington was suspended for 26 games in NBA.
final_sentence: Washington was suspended for 26 games in NBA.