Indianapolis ? Indiana Pacers coach Isiah Thomas was suspended for two games Saturday by the NBA for his role in a fight between two players during a loss to Toronto.

Thomas, along with the Pacers’ Al Harrington and Toronto’s Morris Peterson, was ejected following the 102-90 victory Friday night, two days after the Pacers’ Ron Artest received a four-game suspension for his run-in with Miami coach Pat Riley.

“Coaches are allowed on the floor as peacemakers during an altercation, not as combatants,” said Stu Jackson, NBA senior vice president of basketball operations. “Coach Thomas did not act as peacemaker during this incident.”

Thomas, Indiana’s third-year coach, missed Saturday’s game against Boston and will miss Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Assistant Brendan Malone is the interim coach. Pacers president Donnie Walsh said Thomas was “stunned” when he learned of the suspension.