NBA fines Port Arthur's Jackson

The NBA fined Golden State Warriors forward Stephen Jackson $25,000 for “public statements detrimental to the NBA,” the league announced Tuesday.

Jackson, a Port Arthur native, violated a league rule Aug. 28 when he made a trade request publicly. Jackson said he would like to be traded to Cleveland, New York or one of the Texas teams.

Less than a year ago, Jackson signed a three-year contract extension worth $28 million, according to a report on ESPN.com. Jackson can appeal the fine, but only NBA commissioner David Stern can rescind a fine of $50,000 or less.

Hey, Shaq, remember this?

In light of Shaquille O'Neal's visit to Southeast Texas yesterday and Michael Jordan's induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame, here's a montage of a game in which MJ scored 64 points agianst Shaq when he played for the Orlando Magic.