Pacers get early Christmas present: O&#39;Neal can play
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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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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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Indiana Pacers fans hold signs about suspended players Ron Artest and Jermaine O&#39;Neal as the Pacers played the Philadelphia 76ers in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004.
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Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal will go before a federal judge on Thursday to see if he can continue playing for the Pacers. If the ruling goes against him, and O'Neal returns to the suspended list, he said he'll accept it.
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that Indiana All-Star Jermaine O'Neal does not have to serve the final 10 games of his suspension for fighting with fans at the end of the Pacers-Pistons game last month.
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The Indianapolis Star reported Friday that All-Star forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal likely will be placed on the injured list due to a strained ligament in his left foot.
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Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal is expected to miss the remainder of the preseason with a sore right foot, head coach Rick Carlisle said Thursday.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal will appear before a federal judge Thursday to see if he can continue playing basketball.
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The Pacers had O&#39;Neal for the contest after a federal judge ruled Thursday to uphold the reduction of the player&#39;s suspension.
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Brawl teams Indiana and Detroit play on Christmas Day, as Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant go head-to-head.
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Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal will miss at least two weeks with a bruised left knee, team officials say before the Pacers played the Kings on Saturday night.
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PHILADELPHIA -- To most teams, Ron Artest would be a distraction. If he is that to the Indiana Pacers, itâsa distraction some other teams might like to have, and Jermaine OâNeal, for one, wishes people would pay attention to that.
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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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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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LOS ANGELES -- Shaquille O'Neal came to town to play Santa Claus to 250 kids Friday morning, and it didn't matter that the grinning basketball star was no longer a member of the home team.
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NEW YORK -- Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal had his suspension reduced to 15 games Wednesday by an arbitrator. O&#39;Neal was involved in a brawl with fans during a game against Detroit in Auburn Hills
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NEW YORK  - An arbitrator reduced the brawl suspension of Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal by 10 games, opening the door for O&#39;Neal to play in a Christmas Day rematch against Detroit.