Sixers Notes | Arbitrator calls for ban on Pacer to be shortened
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Coach Rick Carlisle of the Indiana Pacers said he was cautiously optimistic after yesterday&#39;s ruling by arbitrator Roger Kaplan that could reduce the suspension of all-star forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal from 25 games to 15.
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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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An arbitrator's decision yesterday has taken the recent NBA suspensions to a different venue -- the courtroom. Arbitrator Roger Kaplan ruled he does have the authority to decide if appeals on behalf of the four suspended Indiana Pacers can be heard by someone other than NBA commissioner David Stern .
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Four of the Pacers involved in last month's brawl pleaded their cases before an independent arbitrator on Thursday, but no representative from the N.B.A attended.
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If there's one person who can relate to what Philadelphia 76ers president Billy King is going through these days, it's Indiana boss Donnie Walsh. Last year, right around this time, Ron Artest decided he wanted to be traded, and went public. Soon thereafter, Artest was told to go home and the Pacers would try to accommodate him. Five weeks later ...
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Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday, and two of his Indiana Pacers teammates must miss a total of 55 games for fighting with fans during a melee that broke out at the end of a game against the Detroit Pistons.
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Our position is: NBA commissioner sent a necessary message to the players that their behavior was unacceptable. NBA Commissioner David Stern has handed the Indiana Pacers a severe but warranted penalty for
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The NBA players association is considering an appeal of the seven-game suspensions given to Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson for legal issues.
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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 filed a federal suit Friday in an effort to block an arbitrator from hearing an appeal of the suspensions handed out to four members of the Indiana Pacers for fighting with fans
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According to a broadcast report, the NBA has suspended Indiana's Ron Artest for 30 games and teammates Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal 20 games apiece for their part in a brawl between the Pacers and the Pistons on Friday night.
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The chief executive of the N.B.A.'s players union intends to appeal the length of the league's suspensions of Indiana's Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson.
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The NBA will challenge a decision to  reduce by 10 games a 25-match ban on Indiana Pacers Jermaine  O'Neal for his part in an ugly brawl during a clash with the  Detroit Pistons last month.
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Ron Artest has served a very publicized two-game suspension, and the rest of the Indiana Pacers team is pretty much tired of talking about it.
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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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The NBA comes down hard on the Pacers, suspending Ron Artest for the rest of the season, Stephen Jackson for 30 games and Jermaine O'Neal for 25.
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Excerpts from arbitrator Roger Kaplan&#39;s ruling on an appeal of the suspensions issued by NBA commissioner David Stern to Indiana Pacers players Ron Artest, Jermaine O&#39;Neal, Stephen Jackson and Anthony Johnson for their roles in a brawl with fans at a Nov.