<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Pacers player Stephen Jackson was hit in the mouth, struck by a car and fired a gun outside a strip club early Friday, police said. Jackson, 28, told officers he fired his 9 mm pistol four or five times in the air in self-defense after he was punched and hit by a car outside the club, said Sgt. Matthew Mount, spokesman for the Indianapolis Police Department. Jackson went up onto the hood of the car, Mount said. There were no reports of anyone being struck by the gunfire, and police did not make any immediate arrests. Police are looking for the car that hit Jackson and others involved. An argument involving patrons, Jackson and other members of the Pacers began inside the club, Mount said. The players said they left the club, but patrons followed them outside. "At some point when leaving the club, a verbal altercation ensued that turned into a physical altercation," Mount said. Jackson was limping but refused medical treatment at the scene, Mount said. He conferred with a Pacers trainer and sought medical treatment at a hospital. The other Pacers at the scene were Jamaal Tinsley, Marquis Daniels and Jimmie Hunter.</div> http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Asp7...ov=ap&type=lgns Tinsley and Daniels had guns too, but all of them were registered. What a way to start training camp. You think Pacers are on the verge of becoming the new Blazers?
<div class="quote_poster">Chutney Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Asp7...ov=ap&type=lgns Tinsley and Daniels had guns too, but all of them were registered. What a way to start training camp. You think Pacers are on the verge of becoming the new Blazers?</div> Damn, that's a quite interesting story. Better be glad it didn't get bloody. See what happened to Proof from D12 (R.I.P.)
Sounds like a scene out a movie. Getting hit by a car, then jumping on the hood of it and firing off rounds. I'm just glad no one was killed or seriously injured in the altercation.
Stephen Jackson, LOL He's my favorite player in the NBA, because he's more famous for his mouth and off-court actions than for anything he's ever done on the court. I've got to get up on this trend of carrying a gun when you go out to the clubs. Damn, I'm out of touch with the now.
Things get worse for the Pacers ... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Pacers guard Stephen Jackson was charged with criminal recklessness Wednesday following last week's confrontation outside a strip club. Jackson was charged with the felony and two misdemeanor counts by the Marion County prosecutor five days after he and three teammates fought with patrons. Jackson was punched in the mouth and hit by a car, and police say he fired a gun in the air at least five times. ... </div> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2621509
Jackson Released After Posting Bond <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Indiana Pacers guard Stephen Jackson was led away in handcuffs Thursday after a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf on a felony charge of criminal recklessness for a fight outside a strip club. Jackson was booked into jail and released after posting $10,000 bond, a spokesman with the prosecutor's office said. Jackson, whose charges include misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct, is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Nov. 1, with his trial to start Jan. 8. Indiana judges routinely enter not guilty pleas during initial hearings. If Jackson does not change it within 20 days, it will become his formal plea. Jackson, dressed in a dark suit, was questioned by Marion Superior Court Judge Patricia Gifford and told not to contact witnesses or others involved in the case. When asked about deputies escorting Jackson in handcuffs, prosecutor Carl Brizzi said he was "treated like any defendant." </div> Link
