3 Pacers Involved in Bar Fight

Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley has managed to find himself in the police blotter again, along with teammates Marquis Daniels and Keith McLeod. Police say the three were involved in a fight with the manager of an Indianapolis bar Tuesday morning.

No one was immediately arrested or charged after the fight. Indianapolis police said it would take several days to complete the investigation to determine if, and what charges may be filed.

The Indianapolis police report said the bar manager of the 8 Seconds Saloon might have a fractured jaw and severed earlobe. He told officers that Tinsley had threatened to kill him, the report said. Witnesses told officers that McLeod had shoved people during the scuffle that happened about 2:15 a.m. at the club on the city's west side. (AP)

The confrontation followed another fight involving a person who employees thought was trying to steal coats from the coat check area, police said.

The manager and witnesses told officers that Tinsley, Daniels and a man with them punched the manager in the face and head.

The manager "stated that he was unable to defend himself, at which time both witnesses ... stated that they felt that the life of the victim was in danger," according to the report.

Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh said in a statement Wednesday that the team was aware of the allegations but would have no further comment until police complete the investigation.

"I had nothing to do with this," Tinsley said in a statement released by the Pacers. "I'm extremely upset that my name has been associated with this."

Tinsley was at a strip club with then-Pacers teammate Stephen Jackson in October when a fight broke out during which Jackson fired a gun into the air several times before he was hit by a car.

Tinsley was not charged in that fight, but Jackson faces criminal recklessness and other charges. Jackson has pleaded not guilty.

(AP, Indianapolis Star)