JERUSALEM -- Israel's top basketball team has cut its star player, Glen Rice Jr., after he punched a teammate in the face.
Hapoel Holon said it released Rice after the team's Monday night loss because of a "severe disciplinary infraction." It said Rice punched teammate Guy Pnini in the face in the locker room. Pnini was hospitalized with a suspected facial fracture.
The 27-year-old Rice is the Israeli league's top scorer, averaging more than 24 points a game, and has led Holon to the top of the standings.
He also won a state cup thanks to a last-second shot against powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. Rice, who briefly played in the NBA, was previously arrested in the United States on battery and robbery charges. His father is three-time NBA All-Star Glen Rice.
