Jackson misses Pacers' Fan Jam

INDIANAPOLIS -- Stephen Jackson missed the Indiana Pacers' annual Fan Jam scrimmage Sunday at Conseco Fieldhouse, but the fans didn't seem to miss him.\nSecond-year Pacer Danny Granger said players were a little uncertain how fans might react just two days after Jackson was involved in a fight as he and three teammates left an Indianapolis strip club.\n"It was very important that we got applauded," Granger said. "We want the fans to stick with us and don't want one incident to make the season go bad. I want to thank everyone for sticking with us."\nPolice said Jackson fired a gun in the air in apparent self-defense after he was slugged in the mouth and struck by a car that sent him tumbling onto the hood about 3 a.m. Friday.\nA team spokesman said Jackson was at home recuperating from his injuries Sunday.\nPacers President Donnie Walsh would say only that he was disappointed in what happened.\n"There is a legal process going on. That's the only reason we haven't stood up and said anything. When the right time arrives, as soon as we understand what the situation was, we'll get up and express our thoughts on it," Walsh said.\n"I feel secure to say we're disappointed with what happened," Walsh added. "We're not in favor of what happened, and other than that, there is not much to say because I don't want to interfere with the process."\nCoach Rick Carlisle said Saturday that Jackson and teammates Jamaal Tinsley, Marquis Daniels and Jimmie Hunter committed an "error in judgment" by staying out late during training camp but he was relieved no one was seriously injured.\nThe crowd at Conseco didn't seem to miss Jackson on Sunday as his teammates treated the fans to a 20-minute scrimmage that featured the new up-tempo style game Carlisle plans to use this season.\nThe Pacers have reconstructed their roster after going 41-41 last season and being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the New Jersey Nets.\nThe roster includes 12 newcomers and only six players who were with the team last season, and the Pacers must cut at least three players before the season begins.\n"We're still checking and evaluating," Carlisle said. "We have time to make specific decisions and will try various combinations of players during the exhibition season to determine a final roster."\nThe fans welcomed back Al Harrington, who rejoined the Pacers after two seasons in Atlanta. Harrington led all scorers with 12 points, including three 3-pointers.\n"For this team to be successful, I'm going to have to score," said Harrington, a first-round draft pick out of high school by the Pacers in 1998. "I just want to let the game come to me and whatever happens, happens"