Scott Miller Scandal Summary

This story follows NBA star Scott Miller and his hidden life after the game of basketball. Scott Miller was one of the top players on the Indiana Pacers, starting next to Paul George and Myles Turner, these three were an unstoppable trio and not only on the court but in the hollywood side of the NBA. The three would go on massive spending sprees, hosting parties, inviting so many different kinds of people to their parties, close friends, NBA stars, women. With their crazy party schedules happening before and after practices and games, this would soon be their downfall. Scandal would be troublesome for the three as they would get involved with many golddiggers, but worst, drug dealers. One night before a game the three took a newly founded party drug called husky which made the three painless, tired, and hysterical, giving them uncontrolled emotions that

made them seem like different people. The three came to practice that night like this and didn’t know what to do, Miller could control himself, but Paul and Myles couldn’t, calling themselves sick and sitting the bench at practice but coach knew something was up.

But their problem wasn’t only the coach, as the entire NBA organization was there to check out their practices to see if they are following regulations a surprise check up in fact. Then they as well were wondering what was wrong with George and Turner sitting on the bench. Everyone knew something was up, so that's when the 2 turned themselves into coach, George placed himself the mastermind of the whole thing and wouldn’t turn in Miller who did the same thing when he went to practice. Costing Paul and Myles suspension for 30 games, with Miller not suspended at all. Miller was scared, thinking what if someone tells, what will happen to me, will I be suspended for this long, should I turn myself in, what would everyone think of me, what of my career. Waking Miller up for good, he knew he had to not only step up his game in order for his team to win games but to protect himself from getting

caught. Lucky for Miller no matter what anybody said about him, there was no evidence of him doing this illegal drug, and the league doesn’t drug test their players. But the guilt of letting down his teammates for not turning himself in and the stress of the suspension on his team, carried over in his mind. While the rest of the team struggled knowing that these next 30 games weren’t going to be easy, with the playoffs coming in about 20 games, they knew their season could be over before their stars can be back in the lineup. They also knew of the trouble Miller was in, and how he should’ve been there on the chopping block with Paul and Myles not only affecting Miller's leadership on the team but making his seem like a coward and ruin team chemistry. All of this after being seeded number 2 in the East with an estimated record of 60-22, most likely ruining that record lowering their seed and chances for that Finals spot. Miller and the rest of his team was angry, and upset over the lost of their teammates, knowing that their chances of winning were slim now. Due to scandal, news reporters from ESPN would come to practices asking the players and coaches questions about the problems the Pacers are having. Lineup issues and such would evolve, new players in the rotations, all fighting for those 2 starting spots on the Pacers. Miller was on his own, he was his own man on this team, nobody wanted to do anything with him on and off the court. Miller carried the guilt of not turning himself in for through the rest of the regular season, desperately searching for help, regularly asking his teammates for advice on whether or not he should turn himself in but it was already too late in their eyes. Miller lost his chance, and not only his chance but his chance for glory, chance for the NBA finals, a chance to finally feel that all of his hard work had paid off. Gone due to one mistake, a mistake he’ll forever regret, the Pacers lost in the 1st round of the Playoffs in 6 games to the Celtics, a tough lost for the Pacers, which served as the starting pathway to the end of Miller's career as an unfocused basketball player that lost his touch due to drug abuse and his party lifestyle. Basketball was no longer a game for Scott Miller as he became the journeyman of the NBA, bouncing from team to team hoping to regain his place along NBA Stars like Paul George and Myles Turner both who quickly were traded as well to other NBA teams changing the future of Pacers basketball. The game would never be the same for Miller as he retired a year after this scandal, going into drug rehab shortly before the playoffs retiring with the 76ers as a broken man. Broken to the point of bankruptcy, loss of friends, faith, and the one constant in his life...Basketball. Not all retirements have storybook endings….