Cleveland Cavaliers backup forward Mike Miller said Tuesday that he's ready to return from a concussion that has held him out of the Cavs' last six games.
"I've told the medical team and I'll tell the coaching staff the same thing, I'm ready to play," Miller said. "And I'm confident in playing. It's totally up to them now. ... They pay me to play basketball games, not to watch, so I'm here. Ready to go."
Head coach David Blatt said Miller passed all five stages of the league's concussion protocol, which led to him participating in full 5-on-5 scrimmages in practice.
"He did the last phase of his process," Blatt said on Tuesday. "We now have to of course evaluate, and we'll be able to determine tomorrow whether he's going to be able to go out there and play in the game. But today he did well. He did fine. Hopefully no problems."
"I'm kind of glad (the concussion protocol went into place)," Miller said. "I've had a concussion before, and the last time I had it, I got another one three days later just because no one knew the severities or how to really treat them. So, they're a little more sensitive with it now, which is good. As much as I want to be out there playing, I also want to be able to know my kids' names when I'm 55-60 years old too."
Miller's status for Wednesday's night game against the Atlanta Hawks will be determined just prior to tipoff.
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