The NBA handed out a two-game suspension for Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum on Sunday.

Bynum was suspended without pay for a flagrant foul 2 against Minnesota's Michael Beasley. He missed Sunday's 84-80 win against the Trail Blazers and will sit Tuesday's game against the Suns.

"I feel badly ... for the team, for the fans," said Lakers head coach Phil Jackson prior to the Lakers' game against Portland on Sunday night. "That's a subjective thing. I don't know how they judge it. Beasley played [Sunday], it's not like he missed a game because of it. I understand the reasoning behind it, but the penalties, I don't understand [those] yet."

The foul came in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 106-98 victory on Friday when Bynum struck Beasley's chest with his right elbow and sent the Wolves forward crashing to the court in a midair collision when Beasley drove the lane.

"Andrew's [foul] looked bad and the kid fell hard," said Jackson after the Timberwolves game.

Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis said he didn't know whether Bynum should be suspended immediately after Friday's game. After seeing replays over the weekend, Rambis agreed with the ruling.

"He made no play on the ball," Rambis said Sunday before the Wolves hosted Sacramento. "It's unfortunate that things like that happen in basketball, but it was the right call. Michael is relatively lucky he didn't get more hurt than he did."

Rambis was an assistant coach with the Lakers during Bynum's first four seasons, playing a large role in Bynum's development from the youngest player ever drafted by an NBA team into a talented defensive center.

"I know Andrew, and he wasn't going up to do anything malicious," Rambis said Friday, immediately after the incident. "He just wanted to protect the basket, so I think he was making a good basketball play out of it."

Beasley limped off the court shortly after getting hurt, but X-rays on his hip and shoulder showed no damage. He played in Sunday's game against the Kings.