Reggie Miller was always infamous for his relentless trash-talking during his Hall of Fame career as a player (just ask Spike Lee about it), but he found himself at the receiving end of some serious roasting at Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game.
Miller, now working as an analyst for NBC Sports, had a chance to interview former President Barack Obama during the festivities. The two talked about the growth of basketball internationally before Miller turned to Obama and asked what he remembered most about watching the Bulls in the 1990s back in Chicago, teeing the former president up for a perfect retort.
“I enjoyed watching us beat Indiana,” Obama said with a grin.
Miller doubled over in faux-outrage, replying “I knew you were going to do that to me,” prompting Obama to continue, “Although I will say that nobody terrified me more than Reggie Miller with a possible three-point shot at the end of the game.”
The former president jokingly accused Miller of pushing off Michael Jordan in order to hit a shot against the Bulls in Game 6 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals. The Hall of Famer replied “Did [Michael] push off in the Utah series? No, they didn’t call it,” but also admitted that the shot only forced a Game 7, which Chicago would go on to win.
Obama also confirmed to Miller that in his Presidential center, which is scheduled to open in June on the south side of Chicago, there will be a full-sized regulation basketball court for use.
Former President Barack Obama joins Reggie Miller to talk basketball, his Chicago memories and much more. pic.twitter.com/DfjARetPd4
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