Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Sebastian Telfair was suspended Tuesday for three games for a recent conviction.
Telfair, 23, was sentenced last month to three years probation after pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon.
Telfair was arrested at a traffic stop in Yonkers, N.Y., on April 20, 2007, when he played for the Boston Celtics.
Police found a loaded .45-calibre handgun under the front passenger seat of his car.
Telfair averaged 9.3 points, 5.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 32.2 minutes in 60 games (51 starts) with the Timberwolves last season, missing the final 21 games because of a sprained ankle.
He is eligible to return to the Timberwolves on Nov. 5.
