Reggie Miller addresses ‘foul baiting’ allegations on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with a Michael Jordan fact

Reggie Miller defends Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s foul drawing

Miller on the Dan Patrick Show dismissed the idea that Gilgeous-Alexander is doing anything outside the norm.

“I don’t get it. I don’t understand what foul baiting is. We didn’t say this about MJ, and MJ went to the line 10 plus times. James Harden was in that same category, went to the line 10 plus times,” Miller said.

The comparison to Jordan is deliberate, placing SGA’s approach within a historical context rather than treating it as something new.

Miller’s point is that drawing fouls has always been part of elite scoring, not a modern loophole.

Michael Jordan comparison shapes SGA foul debate

The wider argument focuses on how the game is interpreted rather than how it is played.

“I don’t understand this. You play the game and you try to take advantage of whatever rules, or how they [refs] are calling the game changes from night to night,” Miller added.

Miller frames it as a player adapting to officiating, not manipulating it, which shifts responsibility away from the individual.

That perspective challenges the criticism around SGA, suggesting the conversation says more about perception than performance.

As the debate continues, Miller’s stance reinforces a simple idea: elite scorers have always found ways to operate within the rules.