“The Boogeyman is coming.”
That was former Indiana Pacers hall-of-famer Reggie Miller earlier this week in anticipation of calling a playoff sport between the Pacers and the New York Knicks at Madison Sq. Backyard. In his practically 20 yr NBA profession, Miller was the bane of many Knicks followers’ existence for his clutch shotmaking, trashtalking and gamesmanship.
A few of Miller’s most well-known interactions got here with Knicks superfan Spike Lee, with whom he has gone forwards and backwards over time. Now we are able to add Ben Stiller to the record.
Miller was doing a standup tonight within the tunnel at Madison Sq. Backyard with TNT’s Contained in the NBA crew and speaking about how a lot New Yorkers hate him, when one very well-known fan entered the shot.
“Persons are like, ‘Aren’t you anxious about going again to New York Metropolis and calling a sport?’ No. I’ve owned this metropolis, I’ve owned this constructing,” mentioned Miller on the published. “So why would I be anxious about strolling on the market?
“I really like when New Yorkers come as much as me within the airport of strolling across the metropolis and the very first thing that comes out of their mouth is, ‘I hate you. I actually do detest you.’ ”
At that second, a determine strolling down the tunnel previous Miller’s left shoulder turned, pointed his finger and mimes shouting on the Pacers nice. Seems, it was none aside from Stiller. See the interplay under at concerning the 90-second mark.
Miller was later proven hugging it out on the sideline with Stiller.
As for Spike, got here armed with two framed copies of New York Day by day Information and NY Publish headlines commemorating their contretemps over time, presenting them to Miller on the published.
