O'Neal Wants Trade to Team Kobe

Pacer yearns to go West, but LA can't meet in the middle

By Max Brallier, Newser User

Posted Aug 7, 2007 4:54 AM CDT

(Newser) – Jermaine O'Neal wants to be traded to the Lakers, and if the Pacers don't make it happen he'll bail on his contract at the end of the season, the Indy Star reports. The two clubs have sat down, but Indiana appears to be salivating over... Read full story »

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