Reality is starting to set in for the Indiana Pacers: All-Star forward Jermaine O'Neal probably will be out longer than the five games he is required to miss for being placed on the injured list.
How much longer? Nobody knows.
"There's no official word yet, but I'm starting to be afraid this is more serious than we hoped," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Thursday.
O'Neal has spent most of the week in Los Angeles, visiting doctors and getting extra opinions on his right shoulder. Carlisle doesn't know whether O'Neal will need surgery. If he does, O'Neal's already shortened season likely would be over.
O'Neal sprained his shoulder while attempting a dunk late in the first half of the March 3 game at Denver. The Pacers put him on the injured list the next day, meaning the earliest he could return is Wednesday against Utah.
O'Neal quit wearing a sling just days after the injury but favored the shoulder while walking around Staples Center in Los Angeles.
I really don't care if Jermaine is out for the rest of the season; this seson sucks, and we just need to get through it and make it to next season.
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And I begged, "Angel of the Lord, what are these tortured screams?" And the angel said unto me, "These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots! You see, Reverend Maynard, tomorrow is harvest day and to them it is the holocaust." And I sprang from my slumber drenched in sweat like the tears of one million terrified brothers and roared, "Hear me now, I have seen the light! They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers!" Can I get an amen? Can I get a hallelujah? Thank you Jesus.
hell this is small news, this this **** happens all the time.
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"We’ve got to be very clear on this: We don’t want our players hanging around with murderers.” - Larry Bird Indiana Pacer's General Manager
__________________ "until they free Pimp C or Stephen Jackson get a ring" - Bun B "I'm goin hard on the block, posted up like Jermaine O'Neal" - Paul Wall "Roll with Stephen Jackson like I'm Austin Croshere" - Bun B
__________________ "until they free Pimp C or Stephen Jackson get a ring" - Bun B "I'm goin hard on the block, posted up like Jermaine O'Neal" - Paul Wall "Roll with Stephen Jackson like I'm Austin Croshere" - Bun B
Well, I dunno. I'd like to see how far our small ball game can get us. All of the pressure is on Reggie and sjax now, and I've got no problem having them make or break our season...especially reggie. Like I've said....if Reggie's last season isn't one that ends in a ring, i at least want it to end with him carrying the team on his shoulders trying to make a miracle out of a terrible situation.
Concern grows for O'Neal
