Golden State's O'Neal questionable for key game

Golden State Warriors center Jermaine O'Neal is questionable for Saturday's critical NBA playoff showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers after being the victim of what he called a dirty play. The Warriors and Clippers will meet in the seventh game of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round showdown at Los Angeles with the series knotted at 3-3. O'Neal complained Friday about a second-quarter incident involving Glen Davis in the Warriors' 100-99 victory over the Clippers. The Warriors said Friday that O'Neal was questionable because of a bone bruise on his right knee cap that was detected Friday after an MRI exam. O'Neal suffered the injury when Davis lowered his shoulder and slammed into O'Neal after the Golden State standout got a rebound. So far in the series, O'Neal is averaging 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds. The confrontation has been a physical and emotional one, in part due to the extra tension for the Clippers in the wake of owner Donald Sterling's racist comments that were made public last weekend, words that led him to be banned from the league for life by NBA commissioner Adam Silver. Source: AFP