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After suspension, Mario Chalmers pleads his case on Twitter and says 'it's startin to get personal'

The NBA suspended Mario Chalmers for Saturday's game against the Charlotte Bobcats after reviewing Chalmers hard foul on Dirk Nowitzki on Friday night.

Chalmers appeared to swing an arm at Nowitzki while trying to fight through a screen with 5:01 left in the fourth quarter of the Heat's 110-104 victory. The foul was upgraded to Flagrant 2 during the game and Chalmers was ejected. The NBA then suspended Chalmers one game for the incident.

Chalmers does not have a reputation as a dirty player but he has received two Flagrant 2 fouls in the Heat's last four games. Last week, a foul against Clippers forward Blake Griffin was upgraded to Flagrant 2 after a review by the NBA. Chalmers was fined $15,000. Chalmers' suspension on Saturday will cost him one game check from his $4 million salary.
 
Chalmers took to Twitter to voice his disagreement with the suspension:
 
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Here's the foul on Dirk:
 

Here's the foul on Blake Griffin: 

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