NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The NBA players' union filed an appeal Tuesday for Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal of the Infdiana Pacers.
The three players were suspended for their roles in a battle with Detroit Pistons fans last Friday.
NBA Commissioner David Stern suspended Artest for the remainder of the season, Jackson for 30 games, and O'Neal for 25 games.
The union requested that an arbitrator decide whether there should be reductions in the suspensions that were handed down on Sunday.
Detroit's Ben Wallace, whose two-handed shove to Artest's face started the brawl, got a six-game suspension.
Indiana lost Anthony Johnson for five games and four other players received one-game penalties for leaving the bench. during the on-court altercation. That list included Indiana's Reggie Miller, and Detroit's Elden Campbell, Chauncey Billups and Derrick Coleman.
