Some might call it a little bit of rookie hazing, however the league is taking it a little more seriously.  Elton Brand will not be allowed to play this Saturday versus the Clippers' cross-town rival, the LA Lakers, for pushing rookie Emeka Okafor in last Monday nights game.

"I was just trying to get him off me. Nothing malicious, no blows," Brand said after the Clippers' double-overtime victory. Brand shoved Okafor hard after the whistle blew. Brand apparently expected a foul against Okafor, and instead he was charged with a turnover.

Emaka Okafor is a bit confused over the Brand suspension as well.  "I don't think he meant to hit me," Okafor said. "That's why I wasn't mad at him. He was trying to move away and I just happened to be in the way."

This quick decision to suspend is no doubt due to the Pistons-Pacers brawl that took place on November 19th.