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Darius LaVar Miles (born October 9, 1981 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 693 KB) Summary Darius Miles at a benefit. ...
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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 and was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the 3rd overall pick; at the time this was the highest that a player entering the NBA directly from high school had been drafted. East St. ...
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Darius has also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and more recently the Portland Trail Blazers. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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During the 2004-05 season, Miles made headlines after a confrontation with then-coach Maurice Cheeks in which he reportedly insulted him with racial slurs and remarked he did not care if the team were to lose the next 20 games since Cheeks was going to be fired anyway. This led to his suspension of two games. Miles has been criticized for having tremendous talent, but a questionable work-ethic.[1][2] The 2004-05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...
Maurice Mo Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. ...
Miles missed the entire 2006-07 NBA season due to microfracture surgery. It is not known if he will be ready for the 2007-08 season. The 2006-07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. ...
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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. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...
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Michael Olowokandi (born April 3, 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria), nicknamed The Kandi Man is a Nigerian professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. ...
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Notes - ^ http://blog.oregonlive.com/johncanzano/2007/08/is_miles_mounting_a_comeback.html
- ^ http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/06/02/darius-miles-cannot-run-loves-baskin-robbins/
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