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Randy Boyd has never seen the inside of divorce court, but that’s not to say he hasn’t been the caused a case or three. When Randy isn’t applying full court pressure, he’s writing books about jocks who will never get married … again. Check out Randy’s books.

To a certain Outsports.com creator who has a serious Jones for the greatest basketball player in Indiana Pacer history: now is your chance, Cyd!

Usually Pacer radio announcer Mark Boyle says, “Reggie for three….” as No. 31 lets the ball fly and kicks out his leg to trip the defender into a foul call. Then, if the shot is good, color commentator and former coach Slick Leonard chimes in with his locally famous slogan.

But this week there’s a different call.

Reggie for …d-i-v-o-r-c-e… boom baby!

And they said it would last.

While being a lovable kind of bad boy on the court, Reggie has been the modicum of Mr. Clean off the hardwood (the two-parent family, the trophy cases in Riverside, the sister), and thus it is with a measurable amount of shock that days after becoming only the 25th player in NBA history to score 20,000 points, Miller was in divorce court this week, arguing that his wife of eight years doesn’t deserve more than her usual 3 grand a month before the dissolution of their marriage takes effect and the “you go your way, I’ll go mine” pre-nup kicks in.

“Model/Actress” Marita (said wife) has different ideas. She’s claiming penniless and wants 18 grand a month. The girl has even broken it down: 10 thou for a New York apartment, 500 for parking (ain’t it a bitch in Manhattan?), 3.5 grand for a personal trainer (Raul? Gustaf? Big T?). Oh, and don’t forget 2 grand for a maid (I’m not making this up, I swear). According to the soon-to-be-ex Mrs. Miller, the total leaves Reggie, who makes 12 mil a year, with, like…18,000 less than a million a month.

Jeff Hornacek and John Stockton notwithstanding, the hoop world might have voted Reggie most likely to avoid marital meltdown. But the fact that he’s on his own now is something that has been known for months on the Indy nightclub circuit (no, not that circuit), where Reggie has been spotted quite frequently in the company of plenty of different women auditioning for the role of Girl Dating Newly Single Reggie Miller.

How long have these dates been taking place and did they contribute to Judge-Judy-esque scene in an Indiana court this week? We here at Ballin’ refuse to say. We love Reggie. He has done more for pro ball in Hoosierville than anyone. And despite what TNT announcers said last year, there is no debate about whether or not the man’s talent and career gets him into the hoop hall of fame.

Even if Reggie has been ho’ing around, the private hoopla certainly hasn’t hurt his public game. He’s averaging 26 per game so far this season, up 8 from last year. And his defense continues to improve with old age.

Nothing like shedding a little dead weight to make a man soar, eh?

C-Webb. 6’10”. 245. ’73. Kid-like smile. Dark chocolate skin. Gangly but smooth. Playful but manly. And did you ever seen those pics of him when he did that column for AOL Sports???? And if he ever gets out of line, make him call Time Out.

Shaq Diesel: A good way to get a debate going amongst any sports crowd that appreciates men’s look is to ask them if they’d go out with Shaquille O’Neal. Let me state right now: Hell, yes, I’d date Shaq. He’s a big baby boy in a mountainous, muscled man-sized body. Think of the hours of fun climbing all over that mountain. We’re talking 315 pounds of muscle on a 7-1 body, people. And he’s fun, too. Video games, action movies, rapping in his personal studio … then he picks you up, carries you to the oversized bed and thunder dunks you!