How can owners of suspended players regroup after brawl fallout?
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The Melee in Motown between the Pacers and Pistons didn&#39;t only shake up the NBA, it laid waste to many a fantasy team&#39;s chances this season.
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Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal will go before a federal judge today 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. Originally suspended by NBA commissioner David Stern for 25 games for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl, an ...
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Three days later, it&#39;s still what everybody&#39;s talking about: the basketball brawl at the Pistons v. Pacers game Friday night, as now the teams and fans are trying to move past the incident and find ways to make sure it doesn&#39;t happen again.
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Our position is: The prosecutor acted fairly in charging players and fans involved in brawl. Charges leveled against players and fans involved in a brawl at the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons mark the necessary next
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25, 2004. Reader Wayne Sweeney blamed both the players and fans for their roles in last weekendâs Pistons-Pacers melee. âIf someone threw a drink at me, Iâd charge them too,â Sweeney
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NBA, Players&#39; Union Go Before Arbitrator to Debate Suspensions of Four Players Over Mich. Brawl. A fan wearing a T-shirt with a message about the Indiana Pacers watches a large television screen during the
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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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The worst brawl in NBA history highlights the combustible mix of rabid spectators and strutting athletes. Is the game itself losing out?
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In a league that features big hits, big players, and a growing financial windfall for all involved, there is also one rather large loophole. It came to light in the wake of Patriots safety Rodney Harrison's four-game suspension.
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The N.B.A. players union is considering an appeal of the seven-game suspensions given to Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson for legal issues. Each player was suspended by the league Saturday without pay and was scheduled to miss the first seven games of next season. Artest would lose a little more than $470,000 in salary, about $50,000 more than Jackson.Jackson released a statement through the Golden State Warriors saying he accepted his suspension. But the union, comparing the penalties with other recent suspensions given to players for off-the-court reasons, may take action. Artest pleaded no contest in May to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge that stemmed from a dispute with his wife on March 5. Jackson pleaded guilty last month to a felony count of criminal recklessness for firing a gun outside an Indianapolis strip club last fall, when he was with the Indiana Pacers. The union has 30 days from Saturday to file an appeal to be heard by an arbitrator.
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Last month&#39;s melee in Auburn Hills, Mich., between NBA players and spectators leads us to wonder if it is inevitable a ban will be implemented to prohibit college fans from rushing the court to celebrate big victories.
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Prosecutors expect to file charges against Indiana Pacers players and Detroit Pistons supporters in the wake of a brawl last Friday that led to record suspensions and at least nine people injured.
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TORONTO -- Precious few professional athletes leave their sport on their terms. Even fewer depart having won a championship in their final game. Injuries, diminished skills, and burnout can cut short careers.
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The National Basketball Association has filed a lawsuit to block the players&#39; union obtaining an independent review of the lengthy suspensions which followed the mass brawl in last month&#39;s game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit
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In the aftermath of the fiasco that was the Pacers-Pistons game last Friday night, you would think that pro sports leagues would be looking to move fans farther away from the action.
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The NBA players&#39; union is seeking to have a case heard by an arbitrator to fight the suspensions leveled by Commissioner David Stern.
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The league is belatedly waking up to its behavioral problems, with the players leading the charge for harsher punishments.