Former Pacers All-Star Fires Off Hilarious Jab at Shaquille O’Neal

The Indiana Pacers are currently leading the higher-seeded New York Knicks, 3-1, in their first Eastern Conference Finals clash since 2000.

With Indiana having stolen homecourt advantage thanks to a pair of road victories in Madison Square Garden, the Pacers are one win away from their second finals appearance ever.

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The last time Indiana made an NBA Finals was 2000, when a Pacers squad guided by future Hall of Famer Reggie Miller — along with one-time All-Star center Rik Smits, aging future Hall of Fame wing Chris Mullin, and forward Jalen Rose — squared off against the Shaquille O'Neal-Kobe Bryant era Los Angeles Lakers. L.A. won in six games — its first of three straight titles.

Now, O'Neal and an All-Star Pacers alum (who was not on that 2000 squad) have been spotted teasing each other during the ongoing East Finals.

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Jump-shooting former NBA center Brad Miller (no relation to Reggie) was on the Pacers from midway through the 2001-02 season until the 2003 offseason. He made one of his two straight All-Star berths on Indiana, while playing alongside a still-potent Miller.

Trey Kerby of The Athletic's "No Dunks" podcast captured an image from Miller's Instagram Stories featuring the 6-foot-11 big man wearing his Pacers-era jersey next to O'Neal, now a TNT broadcaster covering the series.