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Darius Miles is back! Um, he was gone? Wait, wha?

Posted on August 22nd, 2008 – 3:45 PM
By Michael Rand

miles.jpgDarius Miles was once thought of as the next Kevin Garnett. And now he will have the chance to play alongside KG. Miles, who apparently hasn’t played since the 2005-06 season, signed today with the Celtics — confusing everyone who thought that:

A) Miles had never left the NBA.

or

B) Miles was long gone.

Said Miles (no, really), who had a major knee injury (no, really) with Portland: “I’ve watched the Boston Celtics play a lot last year and loved what I saw in their teamwork and chemistry on the court, and it’s the team that I want to try to resume my career with. I am excited about having an opportunity to play on a team that I feel my personality fits with and a team that can have great success on the court.”

Because when you think chemistry and teamwork, you think of a guy who once (reportedly) told his coach that he “did not care whether the team were to lose the next 20 games.”  (Seems like an odd direct quote, but that’s what Wiki says).

That said: who are some other players who would stun you with a comeback if only because you never realized they were gone?

8 Responses to "Darius Miles is back! Um, he was gone? Wait, wha?"

Dave MN says:

August 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 pm

Favray? Can he comeback from his comeback?

fasolamatt says:

August 22nd, 2008 at 4:06 pm

P3?

lattewarrior says:

August 22nd, 2008 at 4:17 pm

Brian Austin Green.

And if you think he’s not a player, check out who he’s dating.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1083271/

Ty Webb says:

August 22nd, 2008 at 4:25 pm

Any one of the three Jason, Jayson, or Jay Williams that all played in the NBA at one time or another. There were some motorcycle crashes, unintentional homicide charges, and too many no-look passes with these three guys over the past few years. I think one of them might even still be playing…

Merx says:

August 22nd, 2008 at 4:36 pm

What if all the J. Williams had palyed for the same team, that would have been confusing.

Paul Peter Paulos says:

August 22nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm

Flipping the Sunday dial, once more I ask myself…will these freak sport ever end ? And why not make it a game…make the “paint” twice the size, and dicate all shots be shots since dunks only depend on a freakish gene pool. But more than anything, when will this sport end..Jees

Captain America says:

August 22nd, 2008 at 6:11 pm

I still think he’s miles and miles away…

Paul Peter Paulos says:

August 22nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm

Isn’t that a wistful song…”Miles and miles and miles …” I’ll go with that. What’s so hot about the present anyway ? As for “b,ball” limit it to under 6′ and you would really see a speed game instead showing their lack of speed every upcourt moment.