Reggie Miller admits he 'lightly' pushed off Michael Jordan in 1998 Eastern Conference finals
ESPN’s “The Last Dance” reached the 1998 Eastern Conference finals, and that meant it was time for a whole lot of Reggie Miller.
The brash, sharpshooting star of the Indiana Pacers recorded one of the high points of his career in Game 4 when he slipped away from Michael Jordan and nailed a winning 3-pointer to even the series against the Bulls.
However, as many Bulls fans will grumble, an offensive foul may or may not have occurred immediately before that clutch shot.
You can be the judge:
Reggie Miller’s game-winner over Michael Jordan & spinning celebration.
Do you think Reggie got away with an offensive foul? #TheLastDance
pic.twitter.com/7f8DlsybdP— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) May 18, 2020
“The Last Dance” was bound to address the shot, and it had Miller more or less admitting he really did push off of Jordan.
It was a light push-off though.
Reggie: “I just went right to his chest and lightly...lightly...lightly shoved him a little bit to create that space. And the rest is history.”
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) May 18, 2020
Again, you can review the video and be the judge if it was a light push-off.
Either way, the Bulls probably don’t mind too much these days as they eventually pulled out the seven-game series win and went onto complete a second threepeat.
Meanwhile, the Pacers had their fun with Miller’s revelation with one of the breakout stars of “The Last Dance.”
just a light shove 😅#TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/NT7K00mUWv
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 18, 2020
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