Recent actions by Indiana Pacers standout Steven Jackson has former Pacer all star Reggie Miller fuming.
Jackson
was hit in the mouth and struck by a vehicle this weekend during a late
night brawl at a strip club. He fired shots in the air in response to
the altercation outside of the Indiana club.
was hit in the mouth and struck by a vehicle this weekend during a late
night brawl at a strip club. He fired shots in the air in response to
the altercation outside of the Indiana club.
Miller, never one to bite his tongue offered a sharp response to Jackson and the Pacers for standing beside their player.
“That’s ridiculous,” Miller said of the altercation. “That is a black cloud. That is a punch in the gut for [team CEO] Donnie Walsh and [team
president] Larry Bird,” he told ESPN.
president] Larry Bird,” he told ESPN.
“You
shouldn’t stand behind a player that is someone slapping you guys in
the face during the middle of training camp being out at a strip club
at 3 o’clock in the morning shooting it up like it’s the Wild, Wild
West,” he added.
shouldn’t stand behind a player that is someone slapping you guys in
the face during the middle of training camp being out at a strip club
at 3 o’clock in the morning shooting it up like it’s the Wild, Wild
West,” he added.
As of press time, neither the Pacers nor the league have taken action against Jackson, who was with two other Pacer players at the time of the incident.
