Brendan Haywood was banned for three games
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Four NBA players have been suspended for a total of eight games after a fight in a pre-season game.
Washington Wizards centre Brendan Haywood and guard Larry Hughes were banned for three and one game apiece.
Chicago Bulls pair Antonio Davis and Eddy Curry both received two-game bans while Kirk Hinrich was fined $10,000 for his involvement.
The incident happened in the third quarter of the game which Chicago went on to win 100-95.
Haywood will miss Washington's first three regular-season games - at Memphis on 3 November, at Charlotte the following night and the home opener against Miami on 5 November.
Hughes will miss the game at Memphis while Davis and Curry will miss the 5 November opener against
New Jersey and a match at Indiana the following night.