50 Fun Facts About Reggie Miller

Reggie Miller scored eight points in nine seconds to stun the Knicks in 1995 in which famous arena?

Madison Square Garden fell silent as Miller erased a six-point Knicks lead in 8.9 seconds. Indiana won Game 1 107–105 and went on to take the series in seven.

Which film director and courtside Knicks fan traded taunts with Reggie Miller during 1990s playoff games?

Spike Lee took the blame in New York after Miller's 39-point night in 1994, when a tabloid cover sarcastically thanked him. Their feud later anchored an ESPN documentary.

Reggie Miller says he built his high-arcing jump shot to clear the blocks of which Hall of Fame sibling?

Cheryl beat her younger brother one-on-one until he grew tall enough to block her shots. She won Olympic gold in 1984 and reached the Hall of Fame 17 years before he did.

Reggie Miller shook free of which Bulls superstar to hit a game-winning three in the 1998 conference finals?

Michael Jordan was left trailing as Miller caught the inbound pass, turned and scored with 0.7 seconds left. Chicago still won the series in seven games.

In which 2018 basketball comedy did Reggie Miller play Lights, a legally blind former sharpshooter?

Uncle Drew grew out of Kyrie Irving's Pepsi Max adverts and cast Miller beside Chris Webber, Nate Robinson and Lisa Leslie.

Reggie Miller wore leg braces for years as a child because he was born with deformities in which part of the body?

Hips that would not let him walk correctly kept Miller in braces on both legs until his strength grew. He went on to play 1,389 NBA games.

Which sharpshooter broke Reggie Miller's NBA career record for made three-pointers in February 2011?

Ray Allen overtook Miller's career total of 2,560, then took his playoff three-point record two years later.

Which famous motor race did Reggie Miller start by waving the green flag days after his final game in 2005?

The Indianapolis 500 named Miller its honorary starter for May 29, 2005, ten days after his last game, a home playoff loss to Detroit that closed an 18-year career.

After stealing an inbound pass during his eight points in nine seconds, what did Reggie Miller do next?

Dribbled back behind the arc is exactly what he did, passing up an easy two to tie the game with a second three inside six seconds.

Which taunting gesture did Reggie Miller aim at a courtside celebrity fan during a 1994 playoff comeback in New York?

A choke sign went up as Miller rallied Indiana from a double-digit deficit to a 93–86 win. Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton copied it against the same opponents in 2025.

Reggie Miller played college basketball for which California school, which retired his No. 31 jersey in 2013?

UCLA won a conference title in his senior year, the first season of the college three-point line. Miller made 69 threes that winter.

Reggie Miller left college second on his school's all-time scoring list, behind which legendary center?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar still topped the list when Miller's college career ended with a second-round loss in the 1987 NCAA tournament.

Reggie Miller's only NBA Finals appearance, in 2000, ended in a six-game defeat to which team?

The Los Angeles Lakers won 4–2 behind Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal, though Miller averaged 24.3 points a game. It was the Pacers' first trip to the Finals.

Which former MVP, in his only head-coaching job, led Reggie Miller's Pacers to the 2000 NBA Finals?

Larry Bird had promised to coach for only three years, and he resigned shortly after that season. He was named Coach of the Year in his first.

For which cable network did Reggie Miller work as an NBA analyst for two decades after retiring in 2005?

TNT hired Miller within months of his final game, putting him at the same network as his sister, a sideline reporter. He stayed until it lost its live NBA rights.

Reggie Miller, a first-time Olympian at 30, won basketball gold with the United States at the 1996 Games in which city?

Atlanta saw Miller start five of the eight games and finish as the team's second-highest scorer. Hakeem Olajuwon was another first-time Olympian on the roster.

Reggie Miller's older brother Darrell played five professional seasons for a California team in which sport?

Baseball took Darrell to the California Angels as a catcher and outfielder from 1984 to 1988. He was later ordained a Catholic deacon.

Since retiring from the NBA, Reggie Miller has raced competitively and joined the national board of which sport?

Cycling hooked Miller after basketball, and he has ridden road, mountain bike and gravel events. He was voted onto the USA Cycling board in December 2020.

Which position did Reggie Miller play for the Pacers, first as a backup to John Long in 1987?

Shooting guard was Long's spot until the rookie took it over. Miller then held it for most of his 18 seasons, all with Indiana.

In Game 5 of the 1994 conference finals in New York, Reggie Miller scored 25 points in which quarter?

The fourth quarter belonged to Miller, who hit five three-pointers as Indiana wiped out a double-digit deficit. He finished with 39 points in a 93–86 win.

After an eye-socket injury late in the 1996 season, Reggie Miller returned for a playoff game wearing what?

Goggles protected the eye as Miller scored 29 points in the deciding fifth game, which Indiana lost by two. He had missed the first four games of the series.

Reggie Miller, injured and not playing, helped hold back which Pacers teammate during the 2004 brawl in Detroit?

Ron Artest was lying on the scorer's table when a thrown cup of drink sent him into the stands. His 86-game ban was the longest the NBA had given for an on-court incident.

Reggie Miller's 34 points in the 2000 conference finals clincher came in which Knicks great's final game for the team?

Patrick Ewing had beaten Indiana with a late put-back dunk in a 1994 Game 7. This time Miller scored 17 in the final period to end his Knicks career.

Which Pacers point guard threw the inbound pass that started Reggie Miller's eight points in nine seconds?

Mark Jackson was a former Knick, acquired that season to fix Indiana's need at point guard. His pass set up the first of two quick threes.

Whose inbound pass did Reggie Miller steal for his second three-pointer during the eight points in nine seconds?

Anthony Mason was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year that season, but this pass went straight to Miller. The tying three followed moments later.

Which Knicks guard, once ejected for headbutting Reggie Miller, missed two free throws late in the 1995 comeback game?

John Starks had been thrown out of a 1993 playoff game when their trash talk boiled over. Two years later his misses left the score tied with seconds to play.

Which Knicks head coach was on the bench for Reggie Miller's eight points in nine seconds and resigned weeks later?

Pat Riley quit the day after the 1995 NBA Finals ended, and Don Nelson took over. Riley had been Coach of the Year in New York two seasons earlier.

After Reggie Miller's Pacers beat the Knicks in 1995, which team eliminated them in a seven-game conference final?

The Orlando Magic went on to their first NBA Finals, where Houston swept them. Indiana had also lost a seven-game conference final the year before.

Which Pistons coach, once Reggie Miller's coach in Indiana, called an extra timeout to prolong his farewell ovation?

Larry Brown stopped play with 15.7 seconds left so his own players could join the applause. The scene won the 2005 ESPY for Best Moment.

Pacers fans booed the 1987 draft pick of Reggie Miller because they wanted which Indiana Hoosiers star?

Steve Alford had just led the Hoosiers to the national title and grew up in New Castle, Indiana. Dallas drafted him instead.

Reggie Miller scored a career-high 57 points, making 21 of 23 free throws, in a 1992 win over which team?

The Charlotte Hornets lost 134–122 at home that night. Only one NBA player managed a higher-scoring game all season.

Which Pacers All-Star left a 2005 game with 55 points to protect Reggie Miller's franchise NBA record of 57?

Jermaine O'Neal walked off with 1:43 still to play against Milwaukee. By then he had taken over from the veteran as Indiana's leading scorer.

Which teammate matched Reggie Miller with 40 points in the opening game of a 2000 playoff series?

Jalen Rose and Miller each scored 40 in a 108–91 win that opened the conference semifinals. Rose was also that season's Most Improved Player.

Reggie Miller banked in a 40-foot buzzer-beater to force overtime in a 2002 playoff decider against which top seed?

The New Jersey Nets survived only after a second overtime, which Miller had forced by dunking over three defenders. They went on to win the East.

Which team tried to coax Reggie Miller out of retirement in 2007 to back up a newly assembled trio of stars?

The Boston Celtics had just added Kevin Garnett to Paul Pierce's team. Miller turned them down on his 42nd birthday, saying he could manage it physically but not mentally.

Late in his final season, Reggie Miller passed which Hall of Fame guard for 12th on the NBA scoring list?

Jerry West was overtaken in a game against Toronto on April 11, 2005. Miller finished with 25,279 points, every one of them scored for Indiana.

Which 7-foot-4 Dutch center spent his whole career alongside Reggie Miller on the Indiana Pacers?

Rik Smits, the Dunking Dutchman, was the second pick of the 1988 draft and never played for another team. He hit a buzzer-beater in the 1995 conference finals.

Which Pistons forward chased down Reggie Miller to block his tying layup in the 2004 conference finals?

Tayshaun Prince leapt from behind after a turnover had left Miller alone for what looked a certain basket. Detroit kept its two-point lead in Game 2.

Which ESPN 30 for 30 documentary retells Reggie Miller's playoff battles with the New York Knicks?

Winning Time premiered on ESPN in March 2010 and was directed by Peabody Award winner Dan Klores.

Despite their feud, Reggie Miller made a cameo in which 1998 basketball drama directed by his courtside rival?

He Got Game stars Denzel Washington as a jailed father, with Miller among several NBA names seen early in the film.

In 2025, Reggie Miller became a lead game analyst for which broadcast network as it regained NBA rights?

NBC paired Miller with play-by-play voice Mike Tirico after his 20 years with a cable rival.

Reggie Miller's college team ended his sophomore season in 1985 by winning which postseason event?

The National Invitation Tournament final was a win over the Indiana Hoosiers. As a senior he added his conference's first tournament title.

Reggie Miller led the NBA five times, the last at age 39, in which statistical category?

Free throw percentage was his in five seasons between 1990–91 and 2004–05, and he retired at .888 for his career. He led the league in threes made only twice.

Which New York tabloid ran a sarcastic cover thanking the Knicks' celebrity fan after Reggie Miller's 1994 outburst?

The Daily News put the courtside director's picture on its front page after Miller's 39-point night. Indiana led the series 3–2 but lost the next two games.

Reggie Miller was born in which Southern California city, where he attended Polytechnic High School?

Riverside raised a whole family of athletes, and his sister led the same high school's team to a 132–4 record over four years.

Reggie Miller was a leading scorer for which nicknamed United States squad that won the 1994 World Championship?

Dream Team II won all eight of its games in Canada and beat Russia 137–91 in the final. Miller averaged 17.1 points, second on the team.

Reggie Miller likened the Pacers' 1990s rivalry with the New York Knicks to which legendary family feud?

The Hatfields and McCoys were his comparison for a rivalry that produced six playoff series between 1993 and 2000, three won by each team.

Reggie Miller's best shooting season put him in which exclusive NBA group, named after three percentage marks?

The 50–40–90 club demands 50% from the field, 40% from three and 90% at the line across a season. Steve Nash managed it four times.

Which team knocked Reggie Miller's United States side out of the 2002 World Championship in the quarterfinals?

Yugoslavia ended the hosts' run at a tournament where, for the first time, a United States team of NBA players lost a game. An injury limited Miller's minutes.

Reggie Miller hit a game-winning three with 2.9 seconds left in a 2001 playoff opener against which top-seeded team?

The Philadelphia 76ers lost that opener 79–78 to the eighth seed, then won the next three games. They finished the spring as Eastern Conference champions.