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Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard withdrew from participating in the Olympics with Team USA basketball, and it brought up injury concerns for almost anyone, drawing some retirement recommendations from former player Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce. “I think he’s teetering and if this is something that’s injury-related because leaving USA, well I think, and […]

Kendrick Perkins has taken a lot of criticism since transitioning away from the basketball court to his new career in sports media. However, during his playing days, Perkins served as a pivotal role player on the Boston Celtics, the team that drafted him in 2003 and with which he spent the first eight years of […]

The 2007-08 NBA season is one of the most famous campaigns in the rich history of the Boston Celtics. It saw the Green Team hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy just one year after finishing last in the Eastern Conference. That huge leap in the standings was courtesy of Boston’s new “Big 3,” comprised of […]

On Tuesday, the New York Knicks sent shockwaves throughout the NBA landscape when it was announced that they would be trading for star guard/forward Mikal Bridges of the Brooklyn Nets. The move reunited Bridges with three of his teammates from his days with Villanova in college, and the Knicks now look like one of the […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce is known for being a menace, and he’s now in full villain mode after the team’s new championship victory. Pierce usually resorts to making crazy takes on his podcast or on TV, but this time, he made a bold proclamation at the Celtics’ championship parade. Pierce made fun of the […]

On Monday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics finally broke through and won their first NBA title since the Bush administration with a home demolition of Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Tatum had far and away the best game of his Finals career in this one, […]

It took exactly 16 years for the Boston Celtics and their faithful to get back to this moment. Despite this, the formula for winning the NBA Finals has stayed the same. The front office has to make a big acquisition in the offseason and they get to mesh well with the current stars that were […]

Former NBA players Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were on their show “All The Smoke” where the topic of conversation was on the  Olympics women’s basketball team this summer. Both were arguing, especially Pierce, that WNBA stars Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese should be on the team. “Angel Reese and […]

The Boston Celtics, despite losing in the 2022 NBA Finals, have all the makings of a contending team, especially when they have two of the best wings in the NBA in a league driven by those exact archetype of players. Wings who do it all on both ends of the floor are worth their weight […]

The Boston Celtics knocked off the Dallas Mavericks in exciting fashion for Celtics fans Wednesday night, pushing their NBA Finals lead to 3-0 on the road in Dallas. In response, Celtics legend Paul Pierce appears ready to celebrate what would be the Celtics’ NBA record 18th championship. Celtics fans aren’t out of the woods yet […]

On Wednesday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will look to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their NBA Finals series vs the Dallas Mavericks, a deficit from which no team in NBA history has ever come back. Tatum has not shot the ball well at all in these finals but is finding other […]

The Boston Celtics jumped the gun on the Dallas Mavericks in sweeping the first two games at home in the NBA Finals, led by their tandem of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Celtics legend Paul Pierce weighed in on the debate on whether Brown or Tatum is the team’s best player amid an assertion by […]

The Boston Celtics enter Game 2 of the NBA Finals up 1-0 against the Dallas Mavericks and the team’s faithful is excited for the team’s quest for an 18th championship. Celtics legend Paul Pierce showed as much enthusiasm as the rest of the team’s fans, appearing at the TD Garden floor well before tipoff with […]

Boston Celtics icon Paul Pierce couldn’t help but call out and troll the doubters after the Beantown team took down the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Heading to the Boston-Dallas showdown, fans and experts alike expressed concern about the Celtics’ ability to get the job done against a […]

On Thursday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will hit the floor at TD Garden for Game 1 of the NBA Finals vs Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Tatum and the Celtics had a cakewalk through the Eastern Conference playoff picture en route to the Finals due to injury luck but will be […]

Kyrie Irving is certainly one of the most skilled players in NBA history. His handle and ability to finish at the rim despite being a 6-foot-2-inch point guard is remarkable. But after LeBron James, Irving’s former teammate, anointed Irving as “the most gifted player the NBA has ever seen,” former NBA player Paul Pierce said […]

Ahead of the NBA finals, many Boston Celtics fans hope that the team will be at full strength. The Celtics may have breezed through the playoffs, but they’re still missing the services of Kristaps Porzingis. A 7-foot-2 big man with a gift for scoring, “The Unicorn,” as they call him, brings a lot to the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are on the verge of winning the West, meaning Luka Doncic is nearing his first-ever finals appearance. The Slovenian superstar has been putting up stellar numbers in the playoffs — a main reason why the Mavericks are in their current position. Ahead of the team’s Game 5 clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves, […]

It’s the same story that it was two seasons ago but a different path. The Boston Celtics are coming out of the Eastern Conference NBA Playoffs picture for a chance to snag their 18th Larry O’Brien trophy. This core led by Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum has been here before. They have the experience and […]

With both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals still being played, the NBA is seemingly already looking ahead to a Finals matchup between Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks and a loaded, 64-win Boston Celtics squad. Naturally, this is for good reason: in the long history of the NBA Playoffs, not a single […]

Paul Pierce is a polarizing figure among NBA fans. As much as the Boston Celtics faithful love the guy, many others have been irked by his questionable basketball takes in the past. However, it may be a while before Pierce stirs up the pot again. The former NBA champion recently suffered a nasty finger injury, […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce has had quite the commentating career so far post-retirement. Although he is known for trolling and letting loose with controversial takes, the 10-time NBA All-Star may have taken it too far on Monday. While discussing the Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks on FS1’s […]

The New York Knicks have lost back-to-back games to the Indiana Pacers after getting out to a 2-0 series lead, and Boston Celtics legend and current Fox Sports analyst Paul Pierce thinks their exciting playoff run is coming to an end. “Knicks are done y’all, I’m telling you, they’re cooked,” Pierce said on FS1’s Undisputed. […]

On Thursday evening, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder dropped their first game of the NBA playoffs with a frustrating home loss to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of their second round series. Although Gilgeous-Alexander had arguably his best game of the playoffs so far, the MVP runner up’s Thunder […]

The Phoenix Suns’ 2024 NBA playoff run ended early with an Anthony Edwards-Minnesota Timberwolves first-round sweep. Of course, fans and analysts are questioning star forward Kevin Durant’s status with Phoenix along with his basketball legacy. Former Celtics star Paul Pierce provided an optimistic take on Durant’s legacy amid his postseason struggles. Pierce does not believe […]

Everyone has been left in awe by Anthony Edward after he guided the Minnesota Timberwolves to a huge 106-99 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. With that win in Mile High City, Minnesota was able to take a 1-0 series lead versus the defending champions, but it appears that Edwards is what everyone’s […]

The Boston Celtics did a good job of avoiding the upset and getting past the Miami Heat in the first round. The Heat made things interesting early as they stole game two on the road, but the Celtics won the next three games to win the series in five. Now, they are headed to the […]

The Boston Celtics punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals on Wednesday night with a dominating win over the Miami Heat. The Celtics knocked Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler out of the playoffs for good with 25-point performances from Derrick White and Jaylen Brown. The game also brought with it the end […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis gave it their all to keep the Los Angeles Lakers afloat against the Denver Nuggets. They played with such passion and emotion that showed in every well-executed play. The expectation for most of the Purple and Gold faithful is to take it one game at a time and see if […]

Even before Anthony Edwards’ 36-point performance in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 3 victory over the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce likened Edwards’ ferociousness against Kevin Durant to that of LeBron James when he played Pierce early in his career. On the latest episode of “KG Certified,” Garnett and Pierce discussed the dynamic between […]

During a recent poll conducted by The Athletic, it turned out that former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce got a lone vote for the Greatest of All Time honor from an unnamed player. Could that lone vote be from Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James? Pierce is not eliminating that theory. While on Tuesday’s […]

Before Game 2 of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets playoff series on Monday, Anthony Davis expressed frustration on not being included as one of the three NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award finalists. And after Davis and the Lakers lost to the Nuggets on a Jamal Murray game-winner over Davis, former NBA […]

The Boston Celtics are enjoying a bit of a break after picking up a resounding 114-94 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Chances are they were tuning into the playoff action on Monday night since they had the day off, and if they did, they likely saw the […]

Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers are currently gearing up for their upcoming first round NBA playoff series vs Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, which will begin on Sunday afternoon from the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. Despite the unfounded public perception that Doncic “owns” the Clippers, Los Angeles has actually faired […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are currently in a state of mini-crisis as the NBA playoffs approach, having just lost superstar power forward and league MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo for the duration of the regular season due to a calf strain sustained in a recent impressive home win vs the league-best Boston Celtics. The Bucks currently sit […]

LeBron James seems determined to play alongside Bronny James, his oldest son, in the NBA. And if LeBron’s Lakers do poorly in the Play-In or the playoffs, Paul Pierce is suggesting a blockbuster trade involving LeBron, Donovan Mitchell, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. On FS1’s “Undisputed” program today, Pierce laid out two potential scenarios for Bronny’s […]

The Boston Celtics franchise is currently gunning for what would be its 18th title in franchise history, with hopes of securing the number one seed in the Eastern Conference soon. The Celtics’ most outspoken alumni lately have been Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, the dynamic duo who helped the Celtics rule the NBA during their […]

When will LeBron James be retiring? This is a question that comes up time and time again pertaining to the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, yet there is still no clear answer. As LeBron’s NBA career comes to an end, Bronny James’ may just begin in the summer after the son of the future Hall of […]

Caitlin Clark, who has broken numerous records and become one of the greatest scorers in college basketball history regardless of gender, wowed fans and even basketball legends with her play in a monumental game. UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma, as well as Paul Pierce, an NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer, gave […]