Reggie Miller, Who Got Into a Fist Fight With Michael Jordan, Finally Opens Up on Vegas Trip With Tiger Woods

Reggie Miller is a former NBA legend who played all his career for the Indiana Pacers. He spent 16 years in the NBA. The Pacers drafted him in the 1987 NBA draft as their 11th overall pick. He could never win an NBA championship or the MVP, but he was a vital part of the Pacers franchise in all the years.

He was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2011 and was also a part of the NBA 75th Anniversary team. The shooting guard is also an 8 time All-NBA. He averaged 18.2 points per game in his career. Reggie Miller was the type of player who never shone in terms of stats or numbers, but everybody knew how dangerous he was.

Miller was one of the best shooters in his playing days. A player which everybody recognized as ‘crazy good’. He was often the most tough player to get past or play against. And that was his specialty on the court. Many players and legends were always in praise of Miller. However, there were some secrets of his playing days that he recently revealed. While some were secrets, some were well known old scandals.

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Reggie Miller reveals the time he met Tiger Woods in Vegas

Recently on The Dan Patrick Show, Reggie Miller revealed some unknown things regarding his days as an outgoing NBA star and the nightlife he used to enjoy with others.

Reggie and Dan were in conversation about Tiger Woods. Reggie Miller said that he had spent some time with the legendary golfer and shared one of their meetings.

“It’s funny. I met him in Vegas. This is before kids for me, before the whole scandal with him. So it’s only fitting that I would meet him in Vegas. I was going out of a club. He was coming into the club. And we crossed paths and exchanged pleasantries.” said Reggie.

Reggie Miller was not the straight and simple guy in his playing days. He liked to party. He was also involved in some unfortunate scandals involving some bad decisions. However, he always sorted them out. Reggie was never disrespectful because of them. One such altercation involved a fist fight with Michael Jordan. Reggie and MJ once had a fight on the court.

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Reggie also talked about gambling in Vegas and how he liked it in control just for his enjoyment. While talking to Dan, he also mentioned his experience of being in public with stars bigger than him for example Michael Jordan. He said, “I’ve hung out with Mike… You see the different type of people that gravitate towards them and it’s kind of cool to see. But like it kind of sucks too. I feel I have a name recognition but people don’t like flaunt to me. They flaunt to MJ. They flaunted to Magic Johnson, they flaunt to Rodman. I guess they would want to LeBron, Kobe but Kobe never went out. But it’s just weird to see the different type of people that kind of serenade them.“

Despite everything controversial around Reggie Miller, he was always loyal to the Pacers and was a passionate basketball player. He now is an analyst for Turner Sports.