http://tinyurl.com/2flhdgf The agent for Dallas Mavericks center Brendan Haywood told ESPNDallas.com that his client was suspended for Friday's game in San Antonio after a heated discussion during the morning shootaround with coach Rick Carlisle. Agent Andy Miller said Saturday in a phone interview that the dispute was a "one-time isolated discussion" that had nothing to do with Haywood's diminished role on the team in recent weeks. Sources with knowledge of the incident confirmed that account Saturday, telling ESPNDallas.com that the Mavericks decided to send Haywood back to Dallas after the shootaround and hold him out of an eventual 103-94 victory over the rival San Antonio Spurs because of what was deemed an over-the-line outburst directed at Carlisle. One source insisted that the clash -- described by Carlisle as a violation of team rules -- was indeed more "strategic" and focus-related based on what was happening during the shootaround and not about playing time, with Haywood's angry reaction to his coach's criticism leading to the suspension. "It happened at shootaround and had nothing to do with his role on the team," Miller said. "My understanding is he and Rick always had a very good relationship and [Friday's] misunderstanding doesn't change that." Haywood was virtually promised the Mavs' starting center spot in July when he re-signed with the Mavericks for six years in a deal that could be worth up to $55 million. But Dallas subsequently acquired Tyson Chandler, who has anchored the Mavericks' improved defense and just put together two of his finest back-to-back offensive performances in road wins over Oklahoma City and San Antonio. Chandler is also widely regarded by teammates as the Mavs' new emotional leader. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who has spent the bulk of Thanksgiving week with his family on a vacation away from the team, declined comment Friday night when he was asked about specifics. "We're keeping it all internal," Cuban said via e-mail. It was thus not immediately known whether Haywood was suspended with or without pay. A one-game suspension without pay, using the league's formula of 1/110th of a player's annual salary, would potentially come at a cost of $62,727 for Haywood. Haywood, though, is expected to resume his new role as Chandler's backup Saturday night when the Mavericks play host to the Miami Heat, who earlier this week signed longtime Mavs center Erick Dampier. Haywood is averaging 3.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in 19.5 minutes per game. 據Haywood的agent說法 Haywood跟Carlisle在投籃練習時起了言語上的衝突 據說與他的角色和上場時間無關 --

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