"A visibly irritated Andre Miller was still seething Wednesday afternoon about the suspension the NBA handed out to him for his actions during the Trail Blazers' victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday night.

The Blazers' starting point guard was suspended without pay Tuesday for "making excessive and unnecessary contact" with Blake Griffin in the fourth quarter of a game against the Clippers at the Rose Garden. Miller said he believes the punishment, handed out by NBA Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson, did not fit the crime.

"I took two shots," Miller said. "I took two shots and I gave a shot. So I told the ref out there, 'We can call that even now.' He didn't make the call and he was looking right at it. So I get suspended for that? I'll take a flagrant foul. But a suspension? It wasn't justified at all."

With roughly seven minutes remaining in the Blazers' 100-91 win over the Clippers, Miller sprinted down the middle of the lane and bulldozed Griffin, knocking him to the ground. Miller said he initiated the hard contract because Griffin — the No. 1 overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft — had pushed him in the back twice earlier in the game, without consequence.

All three plays have been detailed on video that has circulated the internet, but none were called fouls during the game. However, after Jackson reviewed film Monday, he assessed Miller a Flagrant 2 foul and suspended him without pay for the Blazers' 106-99 win over the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night."