ATLANTA -- The Dallas Mavericks suspended point guard Rajon Rondo one game for conduct detrimental to the team, the Mavericks announced Wednesday.

The suspension stems from Rondo's profanity-laced shouting match with coach Rick Carlisle over play-calling responsibilities during the third quarter of Tuesday's win over the Toronto Raptors. Rondo, a four-time All-Star acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics on Dec. 18, traveled with the team overnight to Atlanta but did not play in Wednesday night's 104-87 loss to the Hawks.

Rondo and Carlisle had another emotionally charged dispute in the locker room after the game, sources told ESPNDallas.com, and the Mavs subsequently announced Rondo's suspension a little more than two hours before Wednesday's tipoff.

"The events of last night are now in the past, and we've got to move forward," Carlisle said to open his pregame media availability Wednesday. "I need to say this very clearly: He is an extremely important part of our team. Our efforts to get to the highest possible level largely hinge on him playing and playing well with him. He needs to play well with us, and we need to play well with him. It's a two-way street.

"The incident last night was born in large part out of poor communication between him and I. That's on both of us. We had a long talk about the situation today, and we both agreed that we need to communicate more frequently. We need to work on the solution for making his stint as a Dallas Maverick the most successful one possible. We're looking at 23 games here. Right now, this is a critical time for us."

Rondo was one of four key Mavs unavailable against the Hawks. Center Tyson Chandler (hip), small forward Chandler Parsons (ankle) and reserve center/forward Amar'e Stoudemire (rest) also sat out the game.

The incident between Carlisle and Rondo occurred with 8:10 remaining in the third quarter Tuesday night after the point guard ignored a play call from the coach while bringing the ball up the floor. Carlisle angrily called timeout, stormed onto the court and shouted at Rondo.