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Devin Armani Booker broke NBA Twitter on Tuesday after he swished an extremely difficult turnaround jumper to lift the Phoenix Suns over the Los Angeles Clippers at the buzzer. The 23-year-old drained the tough J right in the face of two incredibly gifted defenders in Paul George and Kawhi Leonard to cap off his 35-point […]

Celtics legend Paul Pierce is in (virtual) attendance for the team’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon, as was Jayson Tatum’s son, Deuce. Paul Pierce is in the virtual crowd at the Celtics-Blazers game 💀 pic.twitter.com/zJ2VD7bNfT — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 2, 2020 Paul Pierce & Deuce Tatum are both in the […]

Many people seem to forget who truly created the modern NBA. People are always quick to point at LeBron James because of his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to take his talents to South Beach and play alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. But what about Kevin Garnett? KG was part of a superteam […]

Current ESPN analyst Paul Pierce previously turned some heads when he excluded Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James from his top-five all-time list. According to the future Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics legend, that can still change, on one condition. Asked about what a fourth title would mean for James’ legacy on ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” Pierce […]

On ESPN’s “The Jump,” NBA analyst Paul Pierce offered up another one of his famous hot takes, calling Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic “the most talented player in the NBA.” Not surprisingly, Pierce’s proclamation has been met with some pretty firm kickback, just like pretty much everything he says these days. To be fair to Pierce, […]

Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic has surprised some fans around the league since breaking into the NBA as the third overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Perhaps what has been more striking is that the Slovenian wonder has gone from Rookie of the Year to MVP candidate for the Mavs in the span of […]

There’s no denying that the Los Angeles Clippers have been in the dark ages for much, much longer than their time in the limelight. Such is the curse for a team that has long been considered as LA’s “other team.” Then again, the Clippers haven’t exactly helped their cause either. In the past, this team […]

During the 2011-12 NBA season, LeBron James, then with the Miami Heat, was viewed as the best basketball player in the world. However, according to former Celtic Ryan Hollins, who was a guest on the Scoop B Radio Podcast, Paul Pierce and his Celtics teammates saw James as soft. Hollins said: “That was our championship […]

Retired Boston Celtics icon Paul Pierce shared yet another controversial take on Friday, claiming his former team boasts the best starting lineup in the league today. The Truth appeared in an ESPN segment and went in detail why he believes the Celtics’ starting core of Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Gordon Hayward, and Daniel […]

We’ve all heard about it by now. Paul Pierce actually thinks that he was a better NBA player than Dwyane Wade. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1114322305478463488 Pierce definitely believed he was telling the truth during the segment for ESPN. The bewilderment on the faces of Brian Windhorst, Jalen Rose, and Michelle Beadles said it all. Here’s the transcript from […]

The Golden State Warriors have a critical offseason this year as they look to revitalize their championship hopes next season. However, NBA icon Paul Pierce is optimistic that the team will be able to re-establish themselves as contenders. Dubbing Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson as still “the best backcourt in all of basketball,”, Pierce claimed […]

In 2008, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals in heartbreaking fashion. Unsurprisingly, this became a significant turning point Bryant’s career — to the extent that he used a Paul Pierce photograph as motivation moving forward. Kobe is not one to forget, but as it turns […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce received a ton of backlash for his recent claim about Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James not being a Top 5 all-time player in the history of the NBA. Recently, none other than Pierce’s former Celtics teammate Kendrick Perkins has taken a shot at Pierce for what Perkins considers to […]

Previously, Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce took a lot of flak for claiming that in his mind, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is not a Top 5 player in NBA history. Pierce has now taken another shot at LeBron, but this time around, the retired 10-time All-Star has come out to say that Giannis […]

No doubt, Paul Pierce is one of the most beloved players in Boston Celtics history. Having spent 15 seasons in the roster of the historic franchise, Pierce had many accomplishments in Boston. Among them, an NBA championship and a Finals MVP in 2008, 10 All-Star appearances, and 5 All-NBA nods. The Truth also holds multiple […]

Amid all the noise surrounding Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ rightful place in the all-time rankings, “The King” has found himself an ally in Kendrick Perkins. The bruising enforcer turned ESPN analyst once again backed up the four-time MVP in a heated debate with his former Boston Celtics teammate Paul Pierce on Friday.  Pierce, […]

Retired Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce continues his verbal assault on current Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James‘ ongoing career on Friday, the same week after leaving the former Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat champion of an all-time top-five NBA players list, controversially. While speaking to Jay Williams, Jalen Rose, and others on […]

Boston Celtics legend and ESPN analyst Paul Pierce made waves this week when he declared that LeBron James isn’t a top-five player of all time. Many people quickly assumed Pierce still holds a grudge against LeBron, and former Celtics teammate Kendrick Perkins revealed the origin of the beef goes all the way back to 2004. […]

Retired NBA player Mike Miller managed to roast both Paul Pierce and himself in a single tweet on Thursday. Miller posted a photo of himself going for a dunk during his playing days with the Miami Heat. His hilarious caption is clearly a dig at Pierce’s latest controversial take involving Miller’s former teammate LeBron James. “Mike […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce chimed in on the series finale of “Game of Zones,” an episode that took a twist by crowning him as the greatest player of all time. While most of the 12-minute episode was dedicated to LeBron James seeking the title of greatest of all time, Pierce was crowned as the GOAT […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is one of the greatest basketball players ever. Meanwhile, NBA icon Paul Pierce is a clear-cut Hall of Famer. Despite their various accolades and overall importance to the league, however, the two players cultivated a relationship of disdain during the course of their careers. Their beef has has continued […]

Boston Celtics legend and ESPN analyst Paul Pierce ruffled some weathers on Wednesday when he said that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is not a top-five player of all time. I’m going to be honest here: that is not a terrible take, because a legitimate argument can be made for James not being top […]

Paul Pierce gave his latest quarantine hot take, taking out LeBron James from his all-time top five in NBA history for missing one qualifying factor. The former Boston Celtics great turned NBA analyst said James didn’t build a team from the ground up the way other greats in the top-10 have done in the past: […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce was a fairly good defender during his prime. However, even The Truth was “scared to death” when Allen Iverson was across from him. During a recent appearance on ESPN’s The Jump, Pierce spoke about the challenge of guarding Iverson when the Celtics and Sixers used to play each other back […]

The Last Dance docu-series on Michael Jordan and the ’90s Chicago Bulls has reminded everyone just how ruthless a competitor Jordan was. His Airness is not only recognized as the greatest basketball player of all-time, but he’s often deemed the most competitive player ever. However, Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce believes there is another player […]

The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics goes back decades. The two storied franchises have 33 NBA titles between them. They met in the NBA Finals on numerous occasions with the most recent being 10 years ago when Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol led the way against a star-studded Celtics roster, which […]

On the latest episode of All The Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum spoke about his relationship with Celtics legend Paul Pierce. Tatum said he talks to Pierce “pretty often.” The All-Star swingman grew up watching “The Truth,” so it has been special for Tatum to cultivate a […]

Many greats have come through the Boston Celtics organization, being one of the oldest franchises in league history. Yet the Celtics’ small forward depth chart is slim, with only five players who could claim the right to be among the best to don the Celtics green and white. These are the top five small forwards […]

Michael Jordan is the deadliest midrange shooter in NBA history. His prowess would influence and inspire the next generation of All Star shooting guards, including Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and Richard Hamilton. Hamilton wasn’t just impacted by Jordan from afar, though. The three-time All Star got to pick Jordan’s brain up-close as his Washington Wizards […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward Anthony Davis made some headlines this past weekend when he put his L.A. mansion on the market for close to $8 million. Davis figures to be a free agent this summer once he declines his player option, and it would be easy to blow this story out of proportion. However, […]

There is no doubt that the Los Angeles Clippers came out as the biggest winners out of last summer’s free agent frenzy. That was easily one of the most talent-packed free agent classes of recent memory, and by signing reigning Finals MVP in Kawhi Leonard, L.A. hit the jackpot. Lady Luck hasn’t always been this […]

Throughout his 19-year NBA career, Paul Pierce rubbed a whole lot of people the wrong way. He was brash and cocky, and the fact that he regularly ripped the hearts out of opponents with clutch shots didn’t exactly help his standing, either. Just ask Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, who recently explained how he was not […]

The NBA HORSE Challenge surprised plenty of fans, though mostly due to how ESPN chose to bring this quarantine edition of the beloved blacktop game to a primetime audience. The outcome was not what the league expected, as the footage was no better than the funny handheld clips shown on MTV’s Ridiculousness. However, it did […]

The participants for the NBA Horse Challenge have been announced, as ESPN is set to broadcast the quarterfinals of the isolation-set event on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. The semifinals and the championship game will air on Thursday, April 16, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. These are the list of participants, separated into two groups: […]

The NBA, NBPA, and ESPN have finalized the matchups of the H-O-R-S-E competition that will take place on Sunday, April 12 at 7 p.m. ET. Ten-time All-Star Chris Paul and first-time All-Star Trae Young headline the set of active NBA players who will participate while former stars Paul Pierce and Chauncey Billups will join the […]

Kevin Garnett has one regret in his Hall of Fame career. The Big Ticket told Shams Charania of The Athletic he should have joined Paul Pierce on the Boston Celtics earlier than he did. Garnett and Pierce won the 2008 title over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. KG, though, believes he and Pierce should […]

This year’s Hall of Fame class has recently just been announced, and with Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett all in the fold, this is easily one of the best classes we’ve seen thus far. It’s not going to be easy to top the 2020 class, but next year’s batch should include a formidable […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies, he had a reputation of being soft. That all changed once Pau became teammates with Kobe Bryant, claims Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce. Pierce and the Celtics defeated Kobe, Pau and the Lakers in the 2008 Finals. However, the Lakers got their revenge […]

Paul Pierce is one of the greatest shooters to ever lace them up in the NBA. And now that there’s a lack of basketball to watch, he’s volunteering to join in the festivities and participating in a bit of friendly competition. Adrian Wojnarowski announced that the league will be holding a H-O-R-S-E competition that ould […]