Jermaine O'Neal reduced suspension up held

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O'neal will not have to miss anymore games from the Pistons/Pacers melee last month a federal judge ruled this afternoon. ESPN News.



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david stern just took this news straight up the ass..

so much for his dictatorship.
 
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U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels made permanent his temporary decision last week that let O'Neal play even though he has not served all of the 25-game suspension imposed by NBA commissioner David Stern.

The NBA had challenged arbitrator Roger Kaplan's authority to hear an appeal of Stern's punishment. Kaplan had reduced the penalty to 15 games, citing O'Neal's "character, community involvement and citizenship."

O'Neal, whose team is scheduled to play at the New Jersey Nets Thursday night, sat quietly in a front-row wooden bench as lawyers and the judge portrayed the fight during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Detroit Pistons game as unprecedented.


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Interesting. If Stern made the call soley, then I like the move. I figured there was a panel for this type thing. Not sure which is worse. Sterns office or the judicial system.
 
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couldnt disagree more with this decision. eventhough artest started it by going in, oneal and jackson were for more violent
 
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I heard he left the Arena early last night.


Reason: He wanted to beat the crowd!!!



:lolBIG:
 
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That is nuts! Penalties should have been stiffer, not lessened!
 

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