00:00he was one of the most feared snipers ever in NBA history millions witnessed his iconic
00:13moments and brilliant performances throughout the years he was on the verge of finishing his
00:18illustrious career with the ultimate achievement in basketball unfortunately he wouldn't get the
00:25fairytale ending he truly deserved let's take a look back at the legendary Reggie Miller and find out
00:31what actually happened for years Reggie Miller lived in his older sister Cheryl's shadow she was
00:39the superstar athlete in the family growing up making big waves in women's basketball but as the
00:45phrase goes steel sharpened steel and Reggie would benefit greatly from the sibling rivalry his
00:52development on the court continued to improve and eventually he finally was able to surpass his
00:57sister's basketball skills while he didn't have the best-looking shooting form more times than not
01:04the ball often found its way through the hoop from anywhere on the floor the supreme marksman went on
01:11to rack up a number of achievements as a collegiate star including a pack 10 championship not long
01:17after his brewing success it was off to the big leagues for him Indiana Pacers select Reggie Miller of UCLA
01:27uh it's great uh rookie of the year Chuck Persons uh coach Ramsey and class organization um I would just
01:39like to come in and play hard it's like Kenny Smith and everyone else said before it's just a pleasure to
01:44be picked and and to go so I'm happy right now he quickly evolved into one of the premier stars in
01:51the league thanks to his jaw-dropping game winners and intense rivalries in the playoffs his clutch
01:57performances and showmanship when the lights were shining bright led to many iconic moments in the
02:02history books for both teams in the playoff game Miller for three and he got it Reggie Miller with a clutch tray
02:10and it's 105 102 and a steal Miller retreats to the three-point line and hits again
02:17unfortunately for Miller and many other star players in his era they all had to go through
02:24the very dominant Chicago Bulls franchise in order to claim a championship Michael Jordan at the time was
02:31simply an unstoppable force in the NBA for nearly a decade after Jordan retired from the league and
02:37his reign of dominance was over many elite players felt they finally had a legit chance at winning it
02:43all including Reggie not long after the Bulls legend retired for the first time in franchise history
02:50Miller and the Indiana Pacers would advance to the NBA finals unfortunately for Reggie he once again had
02:58to deal with two hungry generational talents dressed in purple and gold the Pacers would witness first
03:04hand the start of a new dynasty that would be hard to deal with for the foreseeable future in the league
03:10as Miller's career was winding down the window of opportunity was starting to close the Pacers front
03:22office would make a number of big moves in order to maximize the time they had left with Reggie the
03:40reshaping of the roster consisted of much more younger talent to surround the aging star they attempted to
03:47cover all the bases acquiring proficient defenders shooters and playmakers including a future superstar
03:54in Ron Artes on paper it looked like the best starting lineup in the league by far many sports
04:02commentators expressed how the Pacers were the team to beat going into the 2004-2005 season it seemed like
04:10all the stars had aligned for the man that carried the Indiana franchise for nearly two decades it often
04:17appeared that everyone in the NBA was rooting for Miller to leave on a high note especially his teammates
04:23many of which watched him growing up and claimed to idolize the marksmen in their childhood
04:28however things would take a turn for the worst shortly after the season began
04:34this is their first of four meetings in the regular season Detroit four and three overall
04:40Indiana six and two so far on this young season our starting lineups looking at the front court
04:46Ron Artes Austin Crozier and Jermaine O'Neal Tayshaun Prince Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace for the
04:52Pistons since Rasheed Wallace has joined the Pistons they have been significantly better than the Pacers
04:58it's up to this front court that provides most of the points to get it done for the Pacers in the backcourt
05:04the new Pacers Steven Jackson with Jamal Tinsley Chauncey Billups and Richard Hammond the very
05:09difficult backcourt for Detroit despite it being very early in the season it was a highly anticipated
05:15game the Pistons were the reigning champions but they were overlooked by the media and NBA fans
05:22the match-up would gauge just how good the Pacers really were and settle the discussion of their true
05:28potential like many predicted the Pacers would dominate Detroit in the game proving
05:34the hype was well deserved during the closing seconds of the Pacers blowout victory Ron Artest
05:41would foul Detroit star player Ben Wallace denying him an easy basket possibly upset about the humiliating
05:48defeat Ben proceeded to let his frustrations out referees and players attempted to break the two up but
05:55the situation got even worse once they were separated as Artest attempted to calm down by lying on the
06:02broadcasting table a fan in the audience did the unthinkable
06:07he's ejected I'm not sure he'd have to walk past the Pacers bench to go now Artest has jumped over the
06:13scores table and is trying to get down to the bench Artest is in the stands oh this is awful fans are
06:21getting involved Steven Jackson's in the fans Rasheed Wallace going into the stands
06:27and fighting fans fans going on the court fighting players it was very much one of the most bizarre
06:49events ever to take place in pro sports following the incident the NBA commissioner David Stern decided
06:57to hand out severe punishments to all the players involved most notably Ron Artest was suspended for
07:03the remainder of the season Steven Jackson was suspended for 30 games and Jermaine O'Neill was suspended
07:10for 25 the lengthy suspensions was a huge blow to the Pacers organization but perhaps the biggest blow to Reggie
07:19championship aspirations were long gone following the brawl there was no way the Pacers could recover
07:26with key players missing a substantial amount of the season the 39 year old Miller was able to lead the team
07:34to the playoffs but the Pacers would fall short once again after the conclusion of the disappointing
07:41season for Indiana Miller time was finally over and the 18 year veteran decided it was time to retire
07:48despite being ringless Reggie is still one of the most beloved basketball stars of all time
07:54he left NBA fans with plenty of unforgettable moments on the court and he had a career that many could only dream
08:03of what are your thoughts on this story were you a Reggie Miller fan would the Pacers have won it all if
08:11the brawl didn't happen leave a comment below and let me know
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