Reggie Miller: A Brief Biography
Reginald Wayne \"Reggie\" Miller is a retired American professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Indiana Pacers. He was born with hip deformities, which caused an inability to walk correctly. After a few years of continuously wearing braces on both legs, his leg strength grew enough to compensate. One of his most memorable performances was in the January 24, 1987 game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he hit a clutch 24-foot (7.3 m) shot to put the Bruins ahead 61–59 with 10 seconds left. Another notable game was a win against defending national champion Louisville and Pervis Ellison on February 28, 1987. Miller scored 33 points in the second half, which is still the school record. Miller was selected by the Pacers with the 11th pick in the 1st round of the 1987 NBA Draft. On November 28, 1992, he scored a career-high 57 points against the Charlotte Hornets in a 134–122 win at Charlotte Coliseum. The 57 points he scored was the league high in the 1992–93 season, and still stands today as the Pacers\' team record. On May 7, 1995, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Knicks, leading the Pacers to a stunning 107–105 victory. In 2002, Miller almost single-handedly eliminated the top seed and eventual Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Nets in the fifth and final game of the first round of the playoffs. Miller\'s last game was on May 19, 2005, at Conseco Fieldhouse, when the Pacers lost 88–79 to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the game, Miller scored the last points of his professional profile. He led the Pacers with 27 points, making 11 out of 16 field goals including four of eight three-pointers.