NBA, union to argue brawl suspensions in federal court
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NEW YORK It will be up to a federal judge to decide whether the Pacers&#39; Jermaine O&#39;Neal will play on Christmas Day. The NBA and the players&#39; union are due in court in New York this morning.
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New York - Unprecedented suspensions and tighter arena security were imposed by the National Basketball Association (NBA) after an ugly brawl between players and fans that could deliver the league a painful blow.
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National Basketball Association players union leaders met with an arbitrator to have suspensions from a brawl between players and fans reduced but league officials did not participate.
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The NBA players' union filed an appeal Tuesday on behalf of Indiana Pacers Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal, who were suspended for their roles in a brawl with Detroit Pistons fans last week.
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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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The Indiana Pacers&#39; Jermaine O&#39;Neal can play against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday after a federal judge upheld an arbitrator&#39;s decision to reduce the forward&#39;s suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov.
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Five Indiana Pacers players and five Detroit Pistons fans are expected to be charged with assault today in a brawl that broke out on the court last month and spilled into the stands at The Palace of Auburn Hills, according to news reports.
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The NBA could wait until Monday before ruling on penalties resulting from the brawl between the Nuggets and Knicks.  All 10 players on the court, including league scoring leader Carmelo Anthony, were ejected after the melee Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
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Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal now have the backing of their union. The NBA Players&#39; Association is appealing the suspensions handed to the three Indiana Pacers for their actions in a brawl with Detroit Pistons fans Friday night.
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Jermaine O&#39;Neal&#39;s suspension from the Nov. 19 brawl that spilled into the stands in Auburn Hills, Mich., was reduced from 25 to 15 games by an independent arbitrator today.
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An arbitrator yesterday reduced by 10 games the 25-game suspension handed Indiana Pacer forward Jermaine O'Neal for his role in one of the ugliest and most frightening brawls ever seen at a US sports venue. But NBA officials, questioning arbitrator Roger Kaplan's authority, have taken the ruling to US District Court in New York, where a hearing has been scheduled ...
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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - According to a broadcast report, the NBA has suspended Indiana&#39;s Ron Artest for 30 games and teammates Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal 20 games apiece for their part in a brawl between the Pacers and the Pistons on
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The question of whether Jermaine O&#39;Neal will play on Christmas will be in the hands of a federal court judge. The NBA and the players&#39; union were due in court Thursday morning, one day after 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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Five Indiana Pacers players and five Detroit Pistons fans were expected to be charged with assault Wednesday in a brawl that broke out on the court last month and spilled into the stands at The Palace of Auburn Hills, according to news reports.
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NEW YORK -- Four Indiana Pacers players attended a grievance hearing before an arbitrator Thursday morning to protest the suspensions they received for last month&#39;s brawl in a game against the Detroit Pistons.
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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.