James Posey of the Miami Heat has been suspended one game  without pay for knocking Chicago?s Kirk Hinrich to the floor, it was  announced  today  by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President Basketball Operations.

Posey  was  assessed  a  Flagrant  Foul  Penalty Two for the incident which occurred  with 3:15 remaining in the fourth period of the Bulls? 109-90 win over  the  visiting  Heat at the United Center on April 27. Posey will miss Game  4 of the series, which will be played at the United Center on Sunday, April 30.