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Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:04 am
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2307307
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Jermaine O'Neal is expected to miss at least eight weeks with a left groin tear, leaving the Indiana Pacers without their leading scorer and rebounder.
The news came Thursday, a day after the Pacers acquired sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic from the Sacramento Kings for the volatile Ron Artest.
The Pacers described the injury as "significant," but said it was doubtful he would need surgery.
O'Neal injured his groin in the fourth quarter of Indiana's loss at Cleveland on Tuesday.
After the game, O'Neal said, "We sure have had enough bad luck for a year. I'm really, really concerned. I heard it pop. Hopefully, I won't need surgery."
O'Neal leads the Pacers with 20.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. When he joins the team, Stojakovic has a 16.5-point scoring average.
Indiana has a 21-20 record and is third in the Central Division.
I wonder if the Pacers will ever have everyone healthy or playing at one time. Sure doesn't seem like it. But too bad for Indy.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:05 am
Two freakin months?..damn...re-injuries suck. "Sounds" like he popped one of his balls too.
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BIG GREEN on Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:06 am, edited 1 time in total.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:06 am
I was about to post this same thread.
It sures sucks that after all that they lose Jermaine Oneal. He is so important to their offense and I was looking forward to him freeing up Peja so he could get off to a fast start in Indy. Oh well.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:14 am
hm.. ouch.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:26 am
thats not good!
looks like bit austin croshere will have to step up
Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:01 am
Does anyone think they will be able to stay above .500 with J.O. out?
Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:41 am
Now they won't get a good look @Peja.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:37 am
I dunno...sometimes i think Indiana plays better without their starters.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:38 am
Sucks, but we'll have to see how they do their first game.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:49 am
Cleveland will beat them easy. Another shitty ESPN game!
Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:50 pm
FUCK!!!!! He's on my fantasy team...
Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:10 pm
Stating the obvious but more bad news for Indiana. They really can't seem to catch a break these last couple of years.
Matt wrote:Cleveland will beat them easy. Another shitty ESPN game!
This is why they need to pick up the doubleheaders more often on ESPN Australia.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:11 pm
As if ESPN Australia will listen to us, they like to torture us with Scrabble Championships and fishing shows
Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:17 pm
damn... pacers starting to look interesting but another player goes down
Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:22 pm
jugs wrote:As if ESPN Australia will listen to us, they like to torture us with Scrabble Championships and fishing shows

Out of interest, I'll check what's on right now...Best of UEFA 2005. It might as well be the Scrabble Championships because I'm not a soccer fan but at least that will be of interest to a lot of people.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:23 pm
I suppose, you can't satisfy everyone. I watched the Scrabble Championship once, and then I watched it again and it was a REPEAT!! of the final.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:43 pm
jugs wrote:I watched the Scrabble Championship once
For shame!
As I said they have the doubleheaders sometimes. I can't see any on the schedule right now but they might pick one or two up. The playoffs should be good, they had at least 3 games per week last year.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:54 pm
"Sounds" like he popped one of his balls too.
Sucks for the Pacers

. Freakin' Indy had to go, maybe he saw this coming. The trade & the injury.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:58 pm
Chalk up another W for the Cavs tommorow
Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:10 pm
that sucks big time
Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:15 pm
The pacers have been there and done that. I think they will be fine...
Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:23 pm
they are in 7th place atm....2 months w/o JO is killer down the stretch.
Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:42 pm
excellent

this is great for detroit
Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:38 pm
i just heard on ESPN that Peja will no play 2morrow...shit
Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:17 pm
pacer lost today...even peja got the highest score in the team...
i dun think peja is gona creat any chemical chage in pacer...
but i still hope peja can replace reggie's place and lead pacers to playoffs!
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