NBA, union to argue brawl suspensions in federal court
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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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NEW YORK- Indiana&#39;s Jermaine O&#39;Neal can play against Detroit tomorrow after a federal judge upheld an arbitrator&#39;s decision to reduce the forward&#39;s suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pis- tons brawl.
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Members of the Indiana Pacers who clashed with Detroit Pistons fans in one of the most violent melees in NBA history might be reunited &#151; in a courtroom.
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National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern issued indefinite suspensions Saturday to four of the main protagonists in Friday night&#39;s brawl among the Indiana Pacers, the Detroit
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Jermaine O'Neal won a 10-game reduction Wednesday in his suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl, but an arbitrator also upheld NBA commissioner David Stern's bans on Ron Artest and two other Indiana players.
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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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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 arbitrator reduced the brawl suspension of Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal by 10 games today, but the NBA have gone to court to overturn the decision.
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Jermaine O&#39;Neal won a 10-game reduction Wednesday in his 25-game suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl, but an arbitrator upheld NBA commissioner David Stern&#39;s bans on Ron Artest and two other Indiana players.
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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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(New York City-December 9, 2004) - Two days of grievance hearings stemming from the November Pacers-Pistons brawl are unfolding in New York City.
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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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NEW YORK -- Two weeks after the fact, lawyers for the NBA and the players&#39; union had their own little brawl. Attorneys for the sides fought before an arbitrator and in federal court Friday, arguing over what
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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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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.
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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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Prosecutors here are expected to file charges Wednesday against five National Basketball Association players and five spectators who fought in a November 19 brawl, the Detroit Free Press reported.