LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for inappropriate actions toward Los Angeles Angels fans during a game on Wednesday night.
Pham's suspension was scheduled to be served in Friday night's game at the Los Angeles Dodgers, but has been delayed because he has elected to appeal the punishment.
Pham reportedly made an obscene gesture to a fan who touched him while tracking down a ball in the left field corner in the fifth inning of a 3-0 win over the Angels.
The 12-year veteran is hitting .184 with six RBIs in 23 games during his first season with the Pirates.
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Pittsburgh Pirates Tommy Pham's bat breaks as he singles during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jalen Brunson capped a 28-point, 10-assist performance with a driving floater and a layup in the final 1:06, and the New York Knicks surged in front late to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125 on Monday night.
OG Anunoby had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Mohamed Diawara scored a career-high 18 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who've won three straight.
Zion Williamson scored a season-high 32 points for the Pelicans, who lost their fourth straight. Saddiq Bey and Jordan Poole each scored 26 for New Orleans and Trey Murphy III added 21 points.
Neither team led by more than 10 in a game characterized by a lot of scoring in the first half before defensive play intensified in the second.
The Pelicans led 75-72 at halftime, when both teams were shooting 50% or better. With 3:36 left in the game, the score was tied at 117 after Poole and Brunson had exchanged 3s.
Brunson rebounded his own missed 3 and hit a running floater just inside the baseline to give New York a 124-121 lead with 1:06 to go.
After Williamson's free throws, Brunson responded with a driving layup and Deuce McBride, who had 14 points, hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds to ensure the Knicks held on.
Diawara, who'd never previously scored more than five points in a game, had 13 by the end of the first quarter of what was just the Frenchman's third career start.
Bey scored 23 points in the first quarter.
Pelicans guard and native New Yorker Jose Alvarado was unavailable to play because of a two-game suspension stemming from his fight on Saturday night with Phoenix's Mark Williams.
Knicks: Visit the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
Pelicans: Visit the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
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New York Knicks forward Og Anunoby (8) pulls down a defensive rebound against New Orleans Pelicans forward Kevon Looney, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
New Orleans Pelicans guard Saddiq Bey (41) gets past New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) for a reverse layup in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Poole (3) attempts a layup against New York Knicks forward Mohamed Diawara, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
New Orleans Pelicans guard Saddiq Bey (41) goes up to shoot a one-handed jumper over New York Knicks forward Mohamed Diawara (51) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) shoots a jumper over New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
