The incident took place in Houston’s Game 5 loss to Golden State on Wednesday when Howard used his forearm to make contact with Warriors guard Andre Iguodala’s neck late in the fourth quarter. The call was upgraded from a common foul to a flagrant foul 1 after further review by the league office.
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Howard picked up his seventh technical foul of the postseason during the second quarter after having an altercation with Warriors center Andrew Bogut, who also received a technical.
Howard, 29, will serve his suspension in the first game of the 2015-16 regular season.
