Dwight Howard: Suspended For 2015-16 Opener

Howard has been suspended one game after accumulating his fourth flagrant foul point during the postseason, Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports reports.

Analysis:

Howard committed a hard foul on Golden State's Andre Iguodala during Wednesday's Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Initially called a common foul on the floor, the league reviewed the play and has upgraded it to a Flagrant 1, stating that Howard made "unnecessary contact with his forearm to the neck area." As a result, the center will be subject to a one-game suspension, which he will serve during the first game for which he is "eligible and physically able to play," per a league press release. Assuming he's not injured to start next season, Howard will serve the suspension during Game 1 of the 2015-16 campaign.