Darius Miles found himself in the middle of an NBA controversy last week, and he's glad that this time he wasn't at fault.

"I'm just glad I'm not looking like the bad guy, like almost every other time," Miles told NBA.com on Sunday. "I'm not a bad person."

His comeback from microfracture surgery has been overshadowed by the Portland's brazen attempt to thwart his return.

Memphis signed Miles to a 10-day contact Saturday, four days after releasing the small forward and two days after Portland's warning.

"I was surprised by it," Miles said of Portland's email. "I didn't really get into it, just let it be. I let my agent, the Players Association, and the NBA take care this. I just stay away from it because I just want to be on a team and be somewhere I can call home."