MINNEAPOLIS -- Jermaine O'Neal's newfound faith in his teammates gave him the confidence to take care of some personal business Thursday.

O'Neal flew from Indianapolis to Toronto by private jet to shoot a television commercial for Nike, joining Vince Carter, Jerry Stackhouse, Baron Davis and Paul Pierce. He worked from 5:30 p.m. until about 1 a.m., caught a few hours' sleep, then joined his teammates in Minneapolis on Friday morning in time for the shoot-around.

 




After a long nap in the afternoon he was ready to play -- at least for a half.

"I was a little winded in the second half, but this team