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Encyclopedia > Darius Miles
Darius Miles
Miles (right) poses with a fan.
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight 222 lb (101 kg)
Team Portland Trail Blazers
Nationality USA
Born October 9, 1981 (1981-10-09) (age 25)
Flag of Illinois Belleville, Illinois
High school East St. Louis High School
College None
Draft 3rd overall, 2000
Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career 2000–present
Former teams Los Angeles Clippers (2000–2002)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2002–2004)
Awards Illinois Mr. Basketball (2000)

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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. ... The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Illinois. ... Belleville is a city in St. ... East St. ... The 2000 NBA Draft was held on June 28th 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... “Clippers” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Each year the Illinois Mr. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Belleville is a city in St. ... This article is about the sport. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ...


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. ... For other uses, see SAT (disambiguation). ... St. ... The 2000 NBA Draft was held on June 28th 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... “Clippers” redirects here. ...


Darius has also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and more recently the Portland Trail Blazers. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ...


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. ... Left knee-joint from behind, showing interior ligaments. ... The 2007-08 NBA season is the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association. ...


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. ... National Lampoons Van Wilder (also known as Van Wilder, Van The Man and Van Wilder: Party Liaison) is a 2002 comedy movie directed by Walt Becker and stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular character. ... Michael Olowokandi (born April 3, 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria), nicknamed The Kandi Man is a Nigerian professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Notes

  1. ^ http://blog.oregonlive.com/johncanzano/2007/08/is_miles_mounting_a_comeback.html
  2. ^ http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/06/02/darius-miles-cannot-run-loves-baskin-robbins/

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Gossip pÃ¥ Darius Miles (1252 words)
Miles hade en roll i filmen 2004 det perfekt tjoget, såsom en hög skolabasketballstjärna som behöver till åstadkommer ett kvalificera SUTTIT tjog till att delta i universiteten för St. som Johns paralleling nära hans reella livsituation som kommer ut ur den höga skolan.
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Miles was not available for comment and no charges have been filed in the case.
Miles had never met the boy nor his family but offered to pay for Ethan’s funeral and memorial services.
Earlier this month, police were called to the parking lot of a strip club where Randolph and teammate Darius Miles were part of a gathering and a gunshot was fired.
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