DeMarcus Cousins will be suspended one game without pay after the NBA on Tuesday upheld a technical foul -- his 18th of the season -- from Sunday's game.
Cousins and Steven Adams were assessed double technical fouls after getting tied up underneath the basket 32 seconds into the Pelicans' 118-110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was New Orleans' third straight loss since acquiring Cousins as part of its blockbuster trade last week with the Sacramento Kings.
The technical foul marked Cousins' NBA-leading 18th of the season and brought his seven-season total to 101.