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Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas for hitting the Hawks' Dennis Schroder in the head during their playoff game Friday night.Late in the firstquarter, Thomas appeared to take a swing atSchrder as the Hawks guard ran up the court after a layup.. joins the crew to discu Kansas City Royals Jersey s the po sibility of a suspension for Isaiah Thomas... NBA TV (@NBATV) MORE: | Schroder turned around in disbelief, looking for an official, but did not get a call.Schrder then hip checked Thomas on the ensuing po se sion, and when Thomas had to be restrained by teammates, both players were whistled for technicals. The play was ruled a Flagrant 1, meaning no suspension, Saturday by the NBA.Following the game, Thomas hedidnt mean to hit Schrder in the head."ButStu Jackson, the former head of player discipline for the Bo Jackson Jersey NBA, told NBA TV he believes the incident warrants a suspension."I can't predict what the outcome will be although when you look at the play, it clearly is not a basketball play," . "There's no reason for Isaiah Thomas to extend his arm, swing it and make contact with Schrder's head in that situation, and the rule on this is very clear: if a player Brian Flynn Jersey swings with an open hand or a closed fist whether or not he makes contact or not two things are supposed to happen. One is the player's supposed to be ejected from the game, and then secondly the player is subject to an automatic one-game suspension."The rule here is very clear," Jackson continued,"and it's a very bright line, albeit that you're making a decision on a very key player in this playoff Ryan O Hearn Jersey series. And in my mind, he will get suspended for one game."MORE: Schroder, who was called for a flagrant foul later in the game, later tweetedhis disbelief Thomas had not been called for a foul. He later deleted the post.Dennis Schrder tweeted and then deleted this: Sean Highkin (@highkin) Thomas finished the night with a career-high 42 points to lead the Celtics to a 111-103victory. The Hawks lead the series 2-1, with the two teams set to play again Sunday in Boston. Whether the Celtics will be without their leading scorer Ryan O'Hearn Jersey for a one-game suspension remains to be seen.