the Portland Trail Blazers selected him 17 overall in the 1996 NBA Draft. By the time he retired in 2014, Jermaine O’Neal was a six-time NBA All-Star, representing the Indiana Pacers.
Jermaine O'Neal, the Pacers All-Star big man who had a role in the melee, recalled the dangers he and his team faced as they tried to find a way out of the court and into their locker room.