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>> WE HAD TO COME AND HONOR THIS

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MAN. WHEN THE PACERS CALLED I

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KNEW I WAS COMING ALL ALONG. IT

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WAS JUST A MATTER OF WHEN.

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>> OH MY GOD!

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>> A TRULY MEMORABLE CENTER

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COURT MOMENT - INDIANA PACERS

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LEGEND REGGIE MILLER SURPRISING

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LONGTIME DIRECTOR OF MEDIA

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RELATIONS DAVID BENNER AS HE

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STEPS DOWN AFTER 28 YEARS WITH

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THE CLUB.

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SO EARLIER THIS WEEK, OUR INSIDE

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INDIANA BUSINESS SPORTS

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CORRESPONDENT BILL BENNER - YES,

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DAVID'S BROTHER - SAT DOWN WITH

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HIS SIBLING AT THE PACERS

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PRACTICE FACILITY TO GATHER HIS

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THOUGHTS.

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>> GERRY, THANKS.

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I'M GUARDIAN AD LITEMED TO BE

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JOINED BY MY BROTHER, DAVID, AS

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28-YEAR CAREER AS DIRECTOR OF

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RELEASES WITH THE INDIANA

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PACERS.

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DAVID, IT'S BEEN QUITE A RUN.

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YOU HAD A LOT OF NOTORIETY

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ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR -- 28

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YEARS.

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HOW DOES IT FEEL?

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>> A LITTLE BITTERSWEET, YOU

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HOPE MAYBE THE LAST YEAR YOU GO

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OUT IN THE PLAYOFFS OR PLAYING

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GAME.

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WE HAD A VARIETY OF INJURIES AND

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COVID RELATED THINGS.

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IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT.

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BUT THAT SAID, THE 28 YEARS AS A

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WHOLE HAS BEEN GREAT.

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>> APRIL 3 NEXT TO THE LAST GAME

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RECENTLY THEY HAD A WONDERFUL

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SALUTE TO YOU PUNCTUATED BY A

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SURPRISE VISIT, VERY MUCH A

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SURPRISE VISIT FROM NONE OTHER

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THAN NUMBER 31, THE

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HALL-OF-FAMER, REGGIE MILLER.

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>> IT WAS A TOTAL SHOCK.

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THEY PRESENT IMMEDIATE WITH A

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JERSEY.

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YOU'RE OUT THERE CENTER COURT,

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DOING THE WAVE AND ALL THAT.

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TURN AROUND TO THE CROWD BEHIND

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YOU, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE

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IS REGGIE, AND I WENT OH, MY

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GOD! BECAUSE IT WAS A TOTAL

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STUNNER TO ME.

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I WAS GOING TO TEXT HIM AND SAY

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I CAN'T BELIEVE WE WENT THROUGH

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A WHOLE YEAR WITHOUT SEEING EACH

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OTHER, NEXT THING HE WAS RIGHT

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THERE.

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I WAS TOTALLY STUNNED.

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>> DURING REGGIE'S INCREDIBLE

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HEYDAY, AND THE PACER'S HICKS

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VERSUS KNICKS AND THE BULLS.

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YOU HAD A RITUAL THAT PRECEDED

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EVERY GAME WHERE YOU WOULD GET

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ANIMATED WITH ONE ANOTHER.

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>> STARTED OFF INNOCENT, WHERE

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HE WANTED TO SIP OF THE DRINK,

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HE HAD A GOOD GAME AND WE WON.

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THAT STARTED THAT.

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ONE TIME HE HELD ME UP, DIDN'T

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COME AND GET THE DRINKS SO I

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CUSSED HIM OUT.

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HE HAD A GOOD GAME AND WE WON.

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SO THAT STARTED THE WHOLE

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WAGGING THING.

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I HAD TIME TO PREPARE FOR T. HE

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WOULD COME BACK AND CURSE ME OUT

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EVERY TIME.

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>> YOU'VE DONE A TOUR, IN YOUR

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FINAL SEASON, OF VARIOUS NBA

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CITIES THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF

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YOUR LIFE THE LAST 28 YEARS.

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MANY OF THOSE STOPS THEY'VE

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PRESENTED YOU WITH SOMETHING.

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ONE OF THE SPECIAL ONES, DAVID,

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YOU HAVE IT WITH YOU, YOU GOT A

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PIECE OF THE PAR KAY FLOOR FROM

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BOSTON GARDEN.

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>> IT WAS MY LIFE'S IDEA TO DO

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SOMETHING ON TWITTER.

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SO I WOULD TRY AND FIND A GUEST

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AT EACH STOP.

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DAMIEN IN PORTLAND -- AND

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ANOTHER IN NEW ORLEANS.

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I GO TO BOSTON, TOWARDS THE END

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OF THE SEASON, NOT SURE WHAT TO

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EXPECT.

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JEFF TWIST, ONE MYSELF MENTORS,

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AND MY COUNTERPART IN PR, TAKE

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ME TO THE PRESS GAME AND PRESENT

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ME WITH THIS.

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WE GET ON THE PLANE TO COME

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BACK, AND RICK CARLISLE, OUR

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COACH SAYS, YOU KNOW THAT'S A

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BIG DEAL.

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I GO, I KNOW, THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

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>> THAT IS A BIG DEAL.

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DAVID, TALK ABOUT YOUR MOST

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MEMORABLE MOMENTS, 28 YEARS.

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AGAIN, NBA FINALS, A LOT OF

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GREAT PLAYOFF MOMENTS.

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>> THE BEST WAS THE EASTERN

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW

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YORK CITY.

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THAT TOPPED IT.

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THE FACT THAT WE DISPOSED OF THE

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EVIL KNICKS, AND THEN FINALLY

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GOING TO THE NBA FINALS AFTER

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THE TWO PREVIOUS YEARS,

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RELATIVELY CLOSE.

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THAT WAS NUMBER ONE HIGHLIGHT.

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NUMBER TWO WAS GOING TO THE

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FINALS, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T

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WIN, BUT TO EXPERIENCE THAT, AND

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TO HAVE A CHANCE AT WINNING A

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CHAMPIONSHIP.

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UNFORTUNATELY, SHAQUILLE O'NEILL

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AND KOBE BRYANT HAD SOMETHING TO

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SAY ABOUT THAT.

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AND THE I TOLD MANY PEOPLE IT

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WAS LIKE DAVID STERN CALLED YOU

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UP AND SAID, HEY, YOU GOT 24

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HOURS TO PUT ON A NBA FINALS

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GAME, AND THAT WAS IN MARKET

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SQUARE ARENA.

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AND THAT WAS -- THE AMOUNT OF

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CREDENTIALS WE HANDED OUT THAT

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DAY. YOU COULD PROMISE A

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CREDENTIAL, NOT A SEAT.

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AND WE WON THE GAME.

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>> QUICKLY, AS WE WRAP, YOU'RE

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VERY PROUD OF YOUR STAFF, YOU

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WON TWICE.

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WON TWO PR STAFF OF THE YEAR

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AWARDS.

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>> EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT.

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MEANT EVERYBODY CHIPPED IN,

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EVERYBODY DID THEIR JOB, AND WE

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WERE RECOGNIZED FOR IT.

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IT WAS MUCH APPRECIATED, I STILL

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GOT THE TROPHIES UP IN THE

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OFFICE.

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>> WELL, DAVID, I'M EXTREMELY

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PROUD OF YOU BOTH AS A

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PROFESSIONAL AND CERTAINLY AS MY

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BROTHER.