In the 20 years since the brawl, Jermaine O'Neal has been on a journey -- through fatherhood and basketball, back to who he was supposed to be.

In the 20 years since the brawl, Jermaine O'Neal has been on a journey -- through fatherhood and basketball, back to who he was supposed to be.

It was Rick Carlisle, his coach from the Pacers days, and from the brawl. O’Neal Sr. paused to wipe a tear from his eye. “I think I’m at peace now,” he said.

It was Rick Carlisle, his coach from the Pacers days, and from the brawl. O’Neal Sr. paused to wipe a tear from his eye. “I think I’m at peace now,” he said.

The name Jermaine O’Neal is made up. It was passed to O’Neal Sr. by a man he didn’t even meet until he was 30 years old. Jermaine O'Neal has more than 30 siblings.

It was Rick Carlisle, his coach from the Pacers days, and from the brawl. O’Neal Sr. paused to wipe a tear from his eye. “I think I’m at peace now,” he said.

It was Rick Carlisle, his coach from the Pacers days, and from the brawl. O’Neal Sr. paused to wipe a tear from his eye. “I think I’m at peace now,” he said.

It was Rick Carlisle, his coach from the Pacers days, and from the brawl. O’Neal Sr. paused to wipe a tear from his eye. “I think I’m at peace now,” he said.