Reggie Miller On The Disrespect Within The Pacers Players That Made Him Retire 😲  

The music makes it sound like he’s about to admit that he buried a body

Stephen Jackson to this day is still trying to be a goon at 44 years old.

I feel for Reggie so much. Dude just wanted to win a ring and instead he had to babysit a bunch of immature grown ass adults. Even to this day Stephen Jackson still acts like a 17 year old in his 40s. I couldn’t imagine having to be around a group of guys like that 24/7 let alone trying to win a ring with them. It must have been so frustrating.

Reggie is talking about respecting the game through intense preparation and being mindful of how to be a professional. This was a common theme expressed by Jordan, Kobe, and other HOF players.

Reggie Miller: a Class Act

I'm glad that he mentioned Stephen Jackson. Even at his present age, Jackson sounds very immature. When he spoke on the Ja Morant situation (threatening the security guard at the mall, beating up the 17 kid, and brandishing the handgun on social media), he told people to leave Ja alone. Do not correct him. He said that he always tell young people to be themselves. In other words, don't listen to anyone who tries to advise you.

My dude Reggie discovered the key to reverse-aging wtf

I’m a knick fan. Miller destroyed us regularly and yet we respected him. He played w passion and humor

This isn’t just an nba issues. It’s a society issue

Stephen Jackson mindset still hasn't changed

I met Al Harrington one night at the gas station near the airport in Indy after they flew back in after a road game. Real classy dude.

I agree 💯 The respect and maturity level is gone and hasn't been seen since

Malice at the Palace squandered any chance Reggie Miller had left to win a ring. People forget how good that Pacer team was because of the brawl.

That pacers team had a legit chance of winning the championship...and then the brawl happened.

Reggie is 💯 right. Aside from the obvious fact that the educational system is being slowly dismantled and as a result society and human behavior is getting worse and worse, the NBA has a specific problem of lack of mentorship. Several Old School players like Barkley have said it time and time again; that in their playing days, it was very common to see a couple of older veterans that played the role of mentors. That's no longer the case in the NBA. In fact, if I'm not mistaken the Memphis Grizzlies DONT HAVE A SINGLE player in his 30s in their roster. Steven Adams is the oldest at 29 years old. Thats insane 🤯

Never forget when Ron Artest (Metta) asked after the brawl “do y’all think we in trouble” 😅

I wish Reggie Miller had win a chip he was a true competitor heart of a lion

I always felt like something was up when reg retired.

Miller is one of those under rated og’s man much respect to him, if he played today he would kill the league.

Miller not a hood dude like the new guys they surrounded him by. He knew he would have to babysit rather than teaching the game he loves.

Thats why the NBA Is not the same he was playing with clowns

The Pacers were going to win the championship until the malice at the palace They had a team then Ron Artest got suspended for the year.

Yep, Reggie they different Bro.

Always respected Reggie.

You can tell there is a lack of preparation. There's no way a player should be able to get to his sweet spot all the time without being denied or doubled.

All respect to Reggie man, he has the heart of lion.. sad it had to go down like that

It’s sad cuz even if he was 40, he still had a lot in the tank. He went crazy on his last playoff game as proof. He could’ve played at least 1-2 more seasons.

Great Truth spoken by Reggie. Probably the main reason I haven't really watched the NBA in 20 years

Reggie should've left we all know this...Lakers wanted him and he would've had a ring or two

Not many people are as classy and well spoken as Reggie Miller. On the other hand, some people only respond to the Sheriff, badges and guns, and that's messed up.

Lol Stephen Jackson shown when Reggie talkin about being a professional 😂

If Reggie saw this imagine what Kobe saw with his sorry ass teammates those years he didn’t make the playoffs

That pacers team with artest oneal jackson could have been a problem if they just focus on playing the game

💯 Reg, one of the many reason we love you. I haven't realized it until now but I guess that's why I haven't watched the NBA since you retired. Kobe said similar things as well...While there are some exceptions for the most part it's sadly become a crybaby clown show. Thanks for so many awesome years Reg, will always love you!!

Them getting into that brawl ruined his last shot at a title. It’s a shame because you could argue the pacers had the overall best team that year. I really think had that not happened they would’ve ended up in the finals

Miss the 90s so much they all had so much character. I remember hating Reggie and Ewing mourning but wanted them all to win a ring because they were such great ballers and people.

Why the music changed like that when he mentioned Al Harrington like Al is a villain or something lmao

stephen jackson will always be immature even as he ages

It was weird seeing Reggie Miller playing into the mid 2000s. Too “futuristic” for him

And that was back in 2005. Nowadays seems like dudes barely even care about the regular season, load manage, miss games for anything short of a broken fingernail, demand trades with 3-4 years left on there contract, and still have organizations giving them 100-200$ million+max deals etc. Pro ballers have NEVER been perfect men, but the lack of respect and regard for the game is at an all-time low. Reggie got out right in time...

The very thing he talked about as problems with the younger players in his later years is even WORSE now.

He’s right because that team should’ve won a COUPLE of rings. They had the best Bug Man defender in Jermaine who averaged 20/10 with 3 blocks, the best 2 way wing out side of Kobe in Ron, another damn good two way player in Stephen Jackson who was a really good 3 point shooter to go along with a top 5 shooter ever on Reggie. Also had good role players starting with Tinsley, Crohere, Fred Jones. and Scott Foster. On top of that they were coached by a top 12 coach ever who won a title 6 seasons later. This team was one of the biggest "what-ifs." If O’Neal always stayed healthy and Ron/Jax weren’t such out control mental patients, then they would’ve won in 04-05. The kings (DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON HOW BAD THE REFS SCREWED THEM IN GAME 4 AND 6 OF THE 02 WCT VS THE LAKERS) and Pacers were the biggest what ifs of the 2000’s (Honorable mention? 99-2000 Blazers.).

I dont blame reggie. Reggies is very sophisticated and respectful and he was coaching a team full of gang bangers

Classic Reggie! Thanks for 18 great years!

Miss conception about that incident, Stephen Jackson, NOT Ron Artest was in the stands fighting fans first. Secondly, what always made me laugh was Artest went after the wrong person, it was the dude behind him that he should’ve beat up. Thirdly, I didn’t think what Ron did warranted that response from Ben Wallace.

This video has Ron Artest written all over it

Ultimately, Reggie paid the biggest price for the malice in the palace.

Reggie... The last Pacers legend!

💯 he’s mainly talking about Jermaine O’Neal & Ronny Artest. O’Neal used to be up in Broad Ripple at the clubs every night of the week when the Pacers weren’t on the road & Artest was hanging down off Washington street on the near East side in the hood. Most of his family still lives there. They loved it here compared to where they were in NYC. As good as those 2 were if they’d been more mature and focused solely on basketball they’d have won multiple championships bc I know for a fact both of them, & several other Pacers, had pretty severe substance abuse issues.

Should’ve went to the lakers in 2000. Oh well.

I love this. Those same cats he mentioned be the main ones talking about a lot of these players these days but they literally opened the doors for all the fuckery today lmao 🤦🏽‍♂️

Valid points...respect is quickly disappearing. Everyone wants you to earn it...which makes sense... but respect can be something you just show and give until you're given a reason not 2. Times have changed.

In my heart as a Pacer fan, I will always believe that the 2004-05 team had a legit chance to win it all before that night in Detroit.

Reggie deserved a Ring !! But thank you for sticking with your team !! It’s to bad the Pacers have been in the NBA since the 70s and no Ring !!

The early 2000's was the"HOOD"era of the NBA.

I understand what he is saying. The early 2000's hip hop street culture had fully permeated the NBA, alot of players were towing the line between wanting to be gangsta and pro athlete. David Stern stepped up big. The dress code, ceasing to draft players straight out of high school etc. It really helped the league correct itself. Nowadays players are a lot more conscious of their image, and consider themselves brands and business men. With the exception of the Ja Morant situation, NBA players have done quite well since malice in the palace.

Yeah, the maturity level dropping in today's sports (and society in general) is a major issue. Grown up men and women are actually kids and behave so...

Alluding to Reggie's point: I was the Post MJ era.....Pre Lebron era. Aka....The Allen Iverson era....Guys were wearing Cornrolls and baggy pants to the game. AI was the face of the league....not Shaq or Kobe.

He’s right. Lots of immature players and a lack of respect for the game across the league. Though, I think that’s the problem. Society thinks respect is deserved. It is earned through hard work in many regards.

Reggie an all time great. I’ll never forget the playoff game against the knicks. My cuz wanted to just go outside and play ball. The knicks got this he said. Not enough time on the clock he said. I looked at him and said, oh, you must not know about Reggie Miller! He found out that day.

Reggie was also 39, only playing 32 minutes per game, and hadn't scored at least 15 points per game since three seasons earlier. I don't doubt he believes what he's saying, but there IS context.

Al Harrington severely underrated

It clips like this that make me love the internet. Reggie Miller retired in 2005. So, for everyone dissing the current era like it’s the worst thing they’ve ever seen remember this clip. EVERY era has their mix of great players and knuckleheads. Remember what Jordan said about his team when he came into the league in 1984. Are there things about the current era I can’t stand? Yes. Are there things about the current era I love? Yes. The same can be said for every era prior.

Half the NBA is like that today. 😄👍

That tayshaun prince block should have been the indicator that it was time to retire

With a young and wild Stephen Jackson, and a hot head Ron Artest that hung with 50 cent and Tony Yayo and G-unit who was beefing with jimmy henchman and preme....I would too.

Goddamn- I thought this was clickbait, as he's always maintained that it was due to his ankles (which I'm sure was still a factor), but....ohhh those bastards!!

Reggie was a stand up guy and loved him for being a pacer thanks Reggie

Playing a children’s game as a Grown man, grown men watching other men play a children’s game. It’s only a matter of time you see the truth.

Watching that brawl on live TV was absolutely INSANE. It lasted like 30 minutes. It was CRAZY. November of 2004.

That's probably the incident where *many* fans of the game tuned out for good. The game itself is great, but it's hard to enjoy when so many players don't respect themselves enough to respect fellow players or the purity of basketball and its rules. Shoot, even the refs don't respect the rules anymore. Every single possession involves either a traveling violation that goes uncalled or an unenforced carry on the dribble. Defense is a thing of the past, and the team game is all but gone. It's virtually unwatchable for me now.

Some of the comments here truly represent this disrespectful generation.

"A lot of these younger players just want to show up"....this is even more relevant right now compared to 2004.

I used to be a huge pacers fan. The brawl happened when I was a senior in high school and I haven't watched much nba basketball since. That ruined the league for me. I still have my signed Reggie Miller and Dale Davis cards on the wall, though.

“The Brawl of Auburn Hills”, I have never heard The Malice at The Palace called anything different 😂

All-time favorite player! Man that 04-05 team was bound to be champions if not for the brawl. Stacked with talent all the way through the bench. Sad to know they didn't respect themselves enough to work for it. I haven't watched a game since Reggie retired.

Greatest shooter I have ever had the privilege to watch

Loved Al Harrington

Reggie was the shit, the only player that made us MJ fans nervous.

Reggie was a thorn for us Bulls fans but we always respected him. He was brash, talked shit but backed it up. A true leader. Never a dirty player nor was he a sore loser, durable and clutch! I wish he had left Indiana to get some rings elsewhere.

He could have joined a different team….a lot of those teams in the mid 2000s just needed that extra shooter/scorer. Look at what Ray Allen did for the Heat, just saying🤷🏼‍♂️

Bro was a monster with his shot.

Reggie Miller taught me one valuable lesson in life just because you don't like a person don't mean they're not good at their job much respect for him for that

Reggie is 100% correct here. The game, and it's players, just continues to get worse every year... ja MORONt is just the latest... sad what's become of a league that used to be fun to watch. Really wish he would've joined that '07-'08 Celtics team like Ainge tried to convince him to do. That team would've been even more fun to watch, and he would've had a ring by kicking kobe's ass.

“We talkin practice.” AI We talkin zero rings

Idk those dudes put max effort on the court though. That Pacers team was special inbetween the lines

Kids these days don’t understand how WILD AND UNREACHABLE the youth was in the early 2000s you couldn’t tell them NOTHING and it wasn’t no social media to expose them they was all in they own world in they own heads. Dangerous times ! My brothers and friend got shot around this exact time.

Agree, but Reggie giving the “choke sign” to fans was not the most mature thing in the world.

Self respect and discipline starts at home and most have neither one😢

Miss the 80s and 90s ball. Game has changed dramatically.

Rough around the edges..... The nice way of saying yo ass is GHETTO 😂😂

Doesn’t matter what line of work you’re in. The youngest generation doesn’t want to work for anything. Talent doesn’t mean much in this world because the guy next to you with half the talent and twice the fortitude and work ethic will win every single time.

Translation Reggie: Scott Adams is right

Imagine having to try to win a championship with some young wild heads with the "respect level" low. That's what LeBron has had to try to win championships with

Ron Artest squandered that season. Pacers were favorites to win the chip that year😢😢😢

I think Magic said similar things when he talked about the time he coached the Lakers.

there hasn't been respect in the NBA since Bird and Magic. the Jordan era is when they introduced this nonsense. they completely used Jordan to make money. it wasn't about basketball anymore. they manipulated the league so he could stand out. there are consequences for all actions.

Can take the thug out of the hood....

*That picture of Reggie standing there lookin down like Woody just got dissed by Buzz Lightyear and had a real bad day.*

How on earth did he mention Stephen Jackson as one of the good ones?? Dude is still a knucklehead to this day.