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Portland's Freeland, Detroit's Williams suspended

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NEW YORK (AP) Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Freeland and Detroit Pistons forward Shawne Williams were suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Saturday for head-butting each other.

The incident occurred with 1:15 left in the Trail Blazers' 118-99 home victory Friday night. Williams sat out Saturday night in Utah, and Freeland will serve his suspension Sunday in Toronto.

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