“It will always haunt me not winning a chip,” Miller said. “It wouldn’t haunt me as much if I was never so close … I had opportunities. That’s what hurts. That’s why it burns me. Because you want to win it for the guys in that locker room that run through that brick wall for you when you’re the man—my Davis boys (Dale and Antonio)—and the fans.”
Source: iPacers.com
Source: iPacers.com
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Miller still has plenty of love for that particular squad that he believes was arguably the best of among many great Pacers teams during his 18-year career in Indiana. “We had some dogs, man. We had a squad. I played on some Indiana teams that were destined, should of, could of, but always came short. That team, we were stacked. We had the best interior defender in Jermaine, the best perimeter defender in my opinion to this day in Ron, … you coming having been a champion with these young guys. We had just lost to Detroit without you and we smacked them there. But you don’t need to apologize because that’s basketball, that’s life. Shit’s going to happen.” -via iPacers.com / April 25, 2025
Reggie Miller got emotional during his appearance on the All the Smoke podcast when Stephen Jackson started the conversation with an apology for his part in the brawl between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons and their fans, the Malice at the Palace. “I’ve never had a chance just to tell you that I’m sorry,” said Jackson, who was suspended 30 games after the most infamous night in NBA history. “We all understood what our motivation was for that season. It wasn’t for us. It was for you. It was the whole motivation for getting things done the right way and getting a championship for you. I never got a chance to apologize to you for my actions. With me saying that, I love you even more because you defended me because you knew that I was just being a loyal teammate.” -via iPacers.com / April 25, 2025
Miller immediately got choked up and his eyes began to water after hearing his former teammate’s heartfelt words. “I did not want to go there. You don’t have to say that to me, man,” Miller told Jackson. “Come on, man. You don’t need to apologize to me. You young cats, Jamaal (Tinsley), Jermaine (O’Neal), Al (Harrington), yourself, Ron (Artest, now Metta Sandiford-Artest), made those last few years in Indiana my best years. I didn’t have my superpowers but I felt and you guys made me feel like I was Superman.” -via iPacers.com / April 25, 2025