Basketball
Trial of three NBA players delayed until Tuesday
By Frank Pingue
Jul 4, 2005, 09:59

TORONTO (Reuters) - The trial of three U.S.-based National Basketball Association players, charged with assault after an incident outside a Toronto strip club, was delayed until Tuesday because of the U.S. Independence Day holiday, a Canadian court said on Monday.

Boston Celtics star Gary Payton, along with then teammates Sam Cassell and Jason Caffey, were charged in April 2003, after an altercation with one of the downtown club's dancers, her husband and the club's security guard.

The three players, who were all with the Milwaukee Bucks at the time, had been in Toronto for a game against the Raptors.

Payton is charged with one count of aggravated assault causing bodily harm, and two counts of simple assault.

Cassell, who now plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves, is charged with one count of aggravated assault causing bodily harm and one count of simple assault. Caffey, a free agent, faces one count of aggravated assault causing bodily harm.

The three men, who are being represented by high-profile criminal lawyer Edward Greenspan, could face up to 18 months in prison if convicted.

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