Reggie Miller

Reggie Miller was a shooting guard for the Indiana Pacers from 1987 to 2005 in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California. Miller grew in Southern California, and later became a high school basketball standout Riverside Polytechnic, California. Miller played for the UCLA Bruins in college. The sweet shooting, Miller led the Bruins to a NIT Title on his junior year, and a Pac-10 title on his senior year. He finished his basketball career at UCLA with the second-most points scored behind hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.http://www.nba.com/playerfile/reggie_miller/index.html?nav=page

Before joining the pro ranks, Reggie Miller was noted for being a deadly gunslinger of the game. He was drafted 11th by the Pacers in the first round of the 1987 NBA Draft. Miller eventually became a franchise player and spent his entire basketball career with the Pacers team. He earned the moniker Mr. Clutch Time as he can score barrage of three pointers from all corners of the court.

His list of accomplishment includes being named to the NBA All-Star Games five times (1990, 19995, 1996, 1998 and 2000), NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 1988, and All-NBA Third Team thrice (1995, 1996 and 1998). Furthermore, he suited up for the United States national basketball that carved out gold medals in the men’s basketball event of the 1996 Summer Olympics and 1994 World Championships. He also bagged the prestigious J.Walter Kennedy Citizenship's Award (2004).http://www.nba.com/history/players/miller_bio.html

Overall, Miller posted a decent career average of 18.2 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists per game.http://www.nba.com/history/players/miller_bio.html Miller is considered to be one of the great players in NBA that doesn’t win NBA championships.

Just recently Reggie Miller breezed through the New York City to promote the movie, Winning Time, which is a story about the classic battle between old time basketball rivals, New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. The movie highlighted the unwavering fervor of basketball fans for the game of basketball that is now lacking in NBA nowadays. Miller was one of the most least like player in New York until now and every time he visits the city, series of jeers are dished out by many people here, a proof that the bitter rivalry of the two ball clubs haven’t forgotten yet. http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/64301/ At present this once feared sharpshooter of the game works as a NBA announcer and TV commentator.