Arbitrator Roger Kaplan issued a decision in the suspension of several NBA players. His conclusion was to uphold all but one of the suspensions issued by the NBA.
Jermaine O'Neal won a reduction of his suspension from 25 games to 15. This would make him eligible to play this weekend when the Pacers host Detroit. This would be the first meeting between the two teams since the Nov. 19 brawl.
The NBA has said they would appeal the decision in Federal Court this Thursday. The NBA did not participate in the arbitration saying that Kaplan has no jurisdiction in the matter since the brawl took place, at least partially, on the playing floor.
Originally the league filed a case before a Federal judge claiming that Kaplan lacked the jurisdiction to hear the case. That case is still pending.
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