Reggie Miller Biography - Perfected Basketball Skills To Beat Sister, Drafted By Indiana Pacers, Known For 'trash-talking' On Court - SELECTED WRITINGS BY MILLER:
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American basketball player
In the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA), there's never been a three-point shooter like Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller, undoubtedly the most persistent and productive three-point prodigy of all time. Miller was the first NBA player to sink 2,200 three-pointers and also holds the NBA record for most consecutive seasons with at least 100 three-pointers (13 and counting). What Miller is most remembered for, however, is his long list of post-season heroics. By the end of the 2001-2002 season, the five-time NBA All-Star had competed in 109 playoff games, averaging 23.5 points per game. Once, Miller scored twenty-five points in a single playoff quarter; another time, he scored eight points in the final 8.9 seconds of a playoff game for a victory. For all his effort, Miller has yet to win an NBA championship. To this end, Miller spends his free time coaching the team's younger players, hoping to mold the Pacers into a championship franchise.
Reggie Miller
SELECTED WRITINGS BY MILLER:
(With Gene Wojciechowski) I Love Being the Enemy: A Season on the Court with the NBA's Best Shooter and Sharpest Tongue, Simon & Schuster, 1995.
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Reginald Wayne Miller was born with a hip defect on August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California, to Carrie and Saul Miller. "I came out with my legs and hips all contorted and twisted, like somebody had tried to tie me in a knot," Miller recalled in his book, I Love Being the Enemy. "The doctors said I might not ever walk." To correct the problem, Miller endured leg brace…
In 1983, Miller joined the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) basketball team. His sophomore year, he led the Bruins to the 1985 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship and was named tournament MVP for nailing nearly 60 percent of his shots. His junior year, Miller averaged 25.9 points per game, fourth-highest in the nation. His senior year, Miller led UCLA to the Pac-10 Confere…
Besides shooting baskets, Miller is known for shooting off his mouth. Miller spends his games chattering at his opponents, hoping to get inside their heads and distract them from the game. Miller's on-court antics, such as making a "choke" sign around his neck when the other team can't perform, regularly make the sports highlights. Pacers president Donnie Walsh understa…
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Cox, Ted. Reggie Miller: Basketball Sharpshooter: A Season on the Court with the NBA's Best Shooter and Sharpest Tongue, Chicago: Children's Press, 1995. Miller, Reggie, with Gene Wojciechowski. I Love Being the Enemy: A Season on the Court with the NBA's Best Shooter and Sharpest Tongue. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Rappoport, Ken. Guts and Glory: Making it in the…
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