Darius Miles
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 Miles (right) poses with a fan.
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| Position | Small forward/shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Born | October 9, 1981 Belleville, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | East St. Louis |
| College | None |
| Draft | 3rd overall, 2000 Los Angeles Clippers |
| Pro career | 2000–2008 |
| Former teams | Los Angeles Clippers (2000–2002) Cleveland Cavaliers (2002–2004) Portland Trail Blazers (2004–2008) |
| Awards | Illinois Mr. Basketball (2000) |
Darius LaVar Miles (born October 9, 1981 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. His short playing career is potentially over following his release by the Portland Trail Blazers after two years of not participating in any games due to a knee injury.[1]
Miles attended East St. Louis High School, and, after failing to receive a qualifying SAT score to attend St. John's University, entered the 2000 NBA Draft, was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the third overall pick, which at the time was the highest a player directly from high school had been drafted. He played his first two seasons with the Clippers, and spent time playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, before being traded to the Portland Trail Blazers midway through 2003-04.
During the 2004-05 season, Miles made headlines after a confrontation with then-coach Maurice Cheeks in which Miles reportedly insulted Cheekswith racial slurs[2] and remarked he "...did not care if the team were to lose the next 20 games..." since Cheeks was "...going to be fired anyway". He also scored 47 points in an April 2005 loss at the Denver Nuggets—tied for the eighth-highest single-game output in franchise history.[3]
Miles missed the entire 2006-07 NBA season due to microfracture surgery.[1] He was averaging a career-high 18.2 points in the first 15 games of the 2005-06 season before the operation.
Miles also missed the 2007-08 season,[1] and in March 2008, the Portland Trail Blazers petitioned the NBA and the NBA Players' Association to provide an independent doctor to decide if Miles would be able to play again.[4] Following the examination, it was determined that the damage to Miles' knee was severe enough to be classified as career-ending, prompting the Blazers to request waivers for his release. However, Miles does have the option to sign on with another team if offered. [1]
[edit] Acting career
Miles had a role in the 2004 movie The Perfect Score, as a high school basketball star who needs to achieve a qualifying SAT score to attend St. John's University, closely paralleling his real life situation coming out of high school. His character attends college at the conclusion of the movie. He also appeared in National Lampoon's Van Wilder, along with then-Clipper teammates Michael Olowokandi and Quentin Richardson, in 2000. There was also a documentary titled The Youngest Guns, which detailed Miles' and Richardson's first few years in the NBA, released in 2003.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Blazers waive Miles
- ^ Blazers suspend Miles
- ^ Trail Blazers request waivers on F Darius Miles
- ^ Quick, Jason (2008-03-18). Miles' future with Blazers up in air. OregonLive.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
- ^ Miles at IMDB
[edit] External links
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| NAME | Miles, Darius |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1981-10-9 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belleville, Illinois |
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