Pistons guard Will Bynum is pressured by Raptors forward Ed Davis at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich., March 10, 2012. (REBECCA COOK/Reuters)
The Detroit Pistons will be without Will Bynum for their game on Monday against the playoff-bound Atlanta Hawks after the guard was suspended for one game for punching a rival player on Saturday.
Bynum was punished by the NBA for striking Tyler Hansbrough of the Indiana Pacers in the stomach as he struggled to get around a pick set by Hansbrough during Detroit’s 90-72 loss to the Pacers.
Six-year NBA veteran Bynum is averaging 9.4 points and 3.8 assists a game coming off the bench for the Pistons (22-36), who will be short-handed against the visiting Hawks (31-23), who have the fifth-best record in the Eastern Conference.
