Nets' Nic Claxton suspended for his sixth flagrant foul

Nic Claxton, center for the Brooklyn Nets, has been suspended for one game without pay after receiving his sixth Flagrant Foul point of the 2024-25 regular season. This decision was made by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations for the team.

Claxton, who entered Monday’s game with five Flagrant Foul points, received a Flagrant Foul 1 with 9:24 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Nets’ 107-99 loss to the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena.  Claxton will serve his suspension tomorrow when the Nets host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Barclays Center.

The NBA’s regular season Flagrant Foul point system appears below:

If the player’s regular season total exceeds 5 points, he will receive an automatic suspension following the game in which his point total exceeds 5 points and for each additional Flagrant Foul committed during that regular season, as follows:

Player at 4 points commits a Flagrant Foul 2: Automatic 1-game suspensionPlayer at 5 or 6 points commits a Flagrant Foul 1: Automatic one-game suspensionPlayer at 5 or 6 points commits a Flagrant Foul 2: Automatic two-game suspensionPlayer at 7 points or more commits a Flagrant Foul: Automatic two-game suspension

To view Claxton’s Flagrant Foul, click here.