Nuggets' Andre Miller shrugs off shoulder injury, plays against Detroit Pistons

"In a last-ditch effort, Andre Miller made his pitch. Then he played. Miller, a backup point guard, had a captive audience in Nuggets coach George Karl and trainer Jim Gillen in the locker room before Wednesday night's home game against Detroit. Miller explained that his separated shoulder was not a problem — that he was playing basketball, not football — and that he would be fine. It worked."