NBA Goes to Court to Contest Reduction of Suspension
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After all the hoopla surrounding the suspensions of Ron Artest and Jermaine O&#39;Neal, the final decision will be decided in the Courts rather than on the court.
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Jermaine O'Neal will be able to play for the Indiana Pacers against the Detroit Pistons after a US District Court ruled here Thursday upheld a reduction in the suspension from a brawl.
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An arbitrator ruled Friday that he has jurisdiction to decide whether the brawl-related suspensions given to Ron Artest and other NBA players can be appealed to someone other than commissioner David Stern.
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DETROIT, United States : Indiana Pacers star Ron Artest has been suspended 30 games and two teammates were suspended 20 games each for their parts in an ugly brawl between players and spectators at a National Basketball Association game, a television
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A massive fight between Detroit Piston fans and Indiana Pacers players last week has drawn some of the largest suspensions in the history of the NBA.
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Jermaine O&#39;Neal sat in federal court Thursday, listening to lawyers argue whether the Indiana Pacers forward should be forced to finish the last 10 days of his suspension for his role in November&#39;s slugfest with fans.
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(NEW YORK) - One of the NBA players who was suspended for his role in a fight with fans during a November game in Detroit has had his suspension reduced by an arbitrator.
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Arbitrator Roger Kaplan issued his ruling yesterday in the NBA Players Association&#39;s grievance of the suspensions from the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl.
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An arbitrator&#39;s decision to reduce O&#39;Neal&#39;s 25 game suspension to 15 games for his part in the Nov. 19 brawl between Pacers players and fans in Detroit was upheld today in US District Court in New York.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal had his suspension reduced to 15 games Wednesday by an arbitrator.
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T he suspensions were handed out. The blame was finally quantified. Never again will anyone have to stare at another replay of that ugly NBA brawl while wondering what the varying degrees of culpability are
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An arbitrator yesterday reduced by 10 games the 25-game suspension handed Indiana Pacer forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal for his role in one of the ugliest and
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NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was hit with a 15-game suspension by league commissioner David Stern in the aftermath of a late-game brawl.
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Minnesota guard Latrell Sprewell was suspended one game by the NBA for yelling a sexual vulgarity at a female fan during Saturday night's Clippers-Timberwolves game in Los Angeles, the latest episode of a player clashing with spectators. The NBA has been concerned about conflicts between players and fans following the nasty brawl in Detroit 2 1/2 weeks ago that spilled ...
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An independent arbitrator ruled yesterday that Jermaine O&#39;Neal, one of four Indiana Pacers suspended for their roles in a brawl during a game against the Detroit Pistons at the Palace at Auburn
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A federal court has ruled in favor of Jermaine O&#39;Neal, upholding an arbitrator&#39;s reduction of the Pacers forward&#39;s suspension, according to broadcast reports.
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The NBA will challenge a decision to reduce by 10 games a 25-match ban on Indiana Pacers Jermaine O&#39;Neal for his part in an ugly brawl during a clash with the Detroit Pistons last month.