Reggie Miller Among Finalists to Basketball Hall of Fame

If you were living in Indiana, you couldn't help but root for Reggie Miller for his two decades of playing with the Indiana Pacers, where he amassed over 25,000 points.

We remember him for his clutchness against the New York Knicks, where he had eight points in nine seconds. Or when he dropped a three-pointer over Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the playoffs. Or when he led the Pacers to their first NBA Finals appearance.

Miller was a man deserving of a spot in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and now finally he has received that accolade as he was one of the finalists announced Monday in New Orleans.

Along with Miller was former NBA head coach, Don Nelson.

Here are the others and more, from the press release:

Also elected were two-time Olympic gold medalist Katrina McClain, three-time college player of the year Ralph Sampson, four-time NBA champion Jamaal Wilkes, longtime referee Hank Nichols, and the All-American Red Heads, the female version of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Five members of the class had already been announced: Nike co-founder Phil Knight, ABA star Mel Daniels, seven-time NBA All-Star Chet Walker, Olympian Don Barksdale and Lydija Alexeeva, who led the Soviet Union to two Olympic gold medals.

The class will be inducted Sept. 7 at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

Congrats, Reggie, you deserve it!

It's always Miller time!