Brawl Hearing Set
From Associated Press
NEW YORK —
The NBA informed the players’ union Sunday it would not seek a temporary restraining order in federal court, clearing the way for a grievance hearing over suspensions for the Indiana Pacer-Detroit Piston brawl.
Arbitrator Roger Kaplan will preside over the hearing Thursday and Friday in New York.
The NBA already has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging Kaplan’s authority to hear the grievance. But the league told the union it would not seek a restraining order to keep the hearing from going forward.
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