The trials for the five Indiana players involved in the November brawl at the Pacers-Pistons game will begin Aug. 1, starting with Ron Artest.
Teammates Anthony Johnson, David Harrison, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson are to follow in that order. The players earlier were granted requests for separate trials on misdemeanor assault and battery charges.
Nine defendants charged in the melee at The Palace of Auburn Hills appeared in court Friday, and Judge Lisa Asadoorian scheduled seven separate trials this summer.