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Flagrant foul stigma
Danny Fortson has served his three-game suspension for last week's flagrant-2 foul, and he's eligible to return to the lineup Thursday against the Lakers. Don Nelson is looking forward to plugging Fortson back into the frontline rotation, especially with Dirk Nowitzki out, but the Mavs' coach wonders if the rugged center will be allowed to play his game.
"I'm worried that referees won't let it go," Nelson said. "Eddie Najera is still paying the price for when he bumped the referee, and that was as innocent as you can get. He didn't deserve [a suspension]. ... I hope that doesn't happen to Danny."
Najera was ejected and suspended last season after making contact with an official during a game at Orlando. Though the Mavs believe Najera's suspension was unwarranted, owner Mark Cuban applauded the NBA for applying the same standard to San Antonio's Tim Duncan, who received a one-game penalty for pushing an official Saturday.
"There has to be some consistency based on precedent," Cuban said. "To the league's credit, they handled it the right way."