CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — On the same day as Game 7 of the NBA finals, Darius Miles is running the floor alongside several players who have never been in the NBA and perhaps never will.
It’s hardly the place for a former No. 3 overall pick in the draft. But following what was once called a “career-ending knee injury” and off-court problems, Miles is determined to do whatever is needed to play in the NBA again.
If it requires being a grunt in the Charlotte Bobcats’ obscure free-agent camp the same week the league crowns a champion, so be it.
Miles says he’s worked on his jump shot, still feels he has the quickness that made him so difficult to guard, and is confident he can overcome the obstacles that has left him out of the league for more than a year.
