NO REPEAT OF &#39;BASKETBRAWL&#39;
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Jermaine O&#39;Neal made an early return to the Indiana Pacers&#39; line-up but he could not prevent the Detroit Pistons posting a 98-93 victory in the first meeting between the teams since the infamous &quot;basketbrawl&quot; last month.
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The National Basketball Association  will show zero tolerance toward any further incidents such as  the one that marred the game between the Indiana Pacers and  Detroit Pistons Friday, NBA commissioner David Stern has  warned.
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Even Ben Wallace couldn&#39;t spark the Detroit Pistons. A bigger night from the big man might&#39;ve helped. Wallace returned from a six-game suspension, that resulted from last month&#39;s brawl involving the Pistons
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Instinct took over when Chauncey Billups grabbed a long rebound with 4.9 seconds left. Normally, he&#39;d call a timeout and let coach Larry Brown design the final play.
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The NBA spent a lot of time Saturday criticizing Detroit and Indiana players for their actions in Friday night&#39;s brawl. Much more quietly, they probably
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What riot? &quot;An Argentine friend of mine was a little derisive of the Pacers-Pistons eruption,&quot; says reader Mike Gaynes. &quot;He snorted, &#39;Is that what Americans call a riot?
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NEW YORK An NBA official says the league&#39;s not considering a rule change for its three-point shot. League vice president Stu Jackson says, however, that the NBA is going ahead with an experiment for its developmental
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Far be it from me to question Doc Rivers's coaching at this point of the young season, but was anyone else watching the Wizards-Celtics game last Wednesday -- I know you're out there, it's OK to admit it -- and wondering why Al Jefferson was not sent into the game when Raef LaFrentz fouled out?
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&quot;Even with wings, you never as fly as meYou remind me of Kobe Bryant trying to be as high as me.&quot; -- Shaquille O&#39;Neal in the song &quot;You Not the Fightin&#39; Type.
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it&#39;s the sport that won&#39;t die, no matter what. You can have gamblers, psychotic fans, spouses that blab and players who cork.
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Alonzo Mourning never said he doesn&#39;t want to play basketball. He just doesn&#39;t want to play it for the Nets. But Mourning said he would continue to play hard every time he&#39;s on the floor, no matter what team he&#39;s on.
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Now that everybody in and around USA Basketball has breathed a huge sigh of relief, let&#39;s not get carried away.
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In today&#39;s blog I want to talk about those streaking Seattle SuperSonics, a team that won 10 of its first 12, a team that last night beat Minnesota on their home floor, a team ... Wait, we&#39;re still talking about Ron Artest?
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The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the NBA said the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out. This will be the first time since 1982 the league has sent teams back on the court for a replay.
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It didn&#39;t need any dramatic comeback. No amazing flurry of three-pointers. No tough defensive stand. No bogus referee&#39;s call in the closing seconds.
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According to an NBA official, the league didn't announce any review yesterday of the film of the Celtics-Knicks game Monday night, which included physical incidents involving most notably Paul Pierce, as well as Tony Allen. The official also said there is no timetable for any such announcement on whether there will be punishments. One reason the NBA might not be ...
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The Pistons, unable to match the opponent&#39;s intensity level until they were facing a double-digit deficit and steadfastly refusing to make open jump shots (or layups, for