Quincy Acy Suspended One Game, John Wall Fined For Christmas Fight

By Josh Hill | Dec 26, 2014

Dec 25, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Washington Wizards point guard John Wall (2) is separated from New York Knicks small forward Quincy Acy (4) by Wizards power forward Nene Hilario (42) and officials Zach Zarba (28) and Mark Lindsay (29) during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

Quincy Acy and John Wall are paying steep penalties for their involvement in the jolly Christmas folly that saw the Wizards and Knicks fight each other.

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The Washington Wizards and New York Knicks were not in a festive mood on Thursday morning when they decided that fighting on Christmas was a something they wanted to do. The NBA has responded expectedly, suspending Quincy Acy one game for his role in the fight as well as fining John Wall for basically asking for it.

According to Marc J. Spears from Yahoo! Sports, Acy has been suspended without pay for one game following his antics on Christmas Day.

Knicks' Quincy Acy suspended 1 game without pay for committing a Flagrant Foul Two which initiated an altercation with Wizards' John Wall.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) December 26, 2014

Similarly, John Wall was punished by the NBA as well, but he was merely fined $15,000 and not served a suspension. The reason for Acy’s suspension was violence while Wall’s fine was for escalating the situation and asking for more trouble.

Wizards' John Wall has been fined $15,000 for pushing New York's Quincy Acy and escalating the incident.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) December 26, 2014

The scuffle was a ruckus way to start out a Christmas Day full of basketball but it clearly came with some costs. Losing Acy hardly hurts the Knicks as they’re going nowhere this season, while Wall’s fine only lightens the weight of his wallet and doesn’t directly effect the Wizards playoff hopes this season or their quest to dominate the Eastern Conference.

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