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Longtime NBA icon and current ESPN analyst Paul Pierce gave his version of an unpopular opinion Sunday, telling the audience he would be willing to trade LeBron James if the Los Angeles Lakers could muster the No. 1 pick in the draft, expected to materialize as Zion Williamson. Pierce was prompted by co-panelist Chauncey Billups […]

Saturday afternoon against the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving became the first Celtics player to record 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in back-to-back games since Paul Pierce did it back in 2005. Irving finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds versus the Hawks, helping Boston win by a final score of 129-120. […]

LeBron James has been the best player in the NBA for over a decade, and during that span, he has won four league MVP awards, three championships, and has passed Michael Jordan for the fourth spot on the all-time scoring list. James has had classic individual battles with fellow NBA superstars past and present, and […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce had some scathing words for Kyrie Irving, saying that the All-Star point guard is not capable of being the best player on a championship team. Pierce’s comments came after the Celtics’ embarrassing loss to the Houston Rockets, 115-104. Though it was just an 11-point lead at the end of regulation, […]

Former NBA player Paul Pierce recently said on ESPN’s show The Jump that with the Los Angeles Lakers’ slim chances of making the playoffs, it will be better for the team to let their superstar LeBron James to sit the rest of the season out. “If I’m the Lakers, I would shut LeBron down. Seriously, […]

The Western Conference playoff race is heating up and there’s still over a month to figure out who will make the final eight that make up the postseason bracket. However, Paul Pierce isn’t interested in waiting around for the action to be settled on the court and instead makes his case on why he thinks […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier made the most of a Kyrie Irving absence against the Cleveland Cavaliers due to flu-like symptoms, erupting for 22 of his game-high 26 points in the first half, making him the first Celtics player since Paul Pierce to log 20-plus points on a perfect shooting clip since Pierce’s 20-point, 7-of-7 […]

A legitimate argument can be made that the rivalry between Paul Pierce and LeBron James is the greatest one we have seen in recent years. The two stars battled in the playoffs five times and clearly had a dislike for one another on the court while rarely even acknowledging one another off of the floor. […]

Banished from the playoffs once again before the NBA Finals, LeBron James had enough. The Cavs, no matter their regular season win total, could not beat the East’s elite teams when it came to the playoffs. The fourth seeded Boston Celtics emphatically snatched away home court from the first seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2010 Eastern […]

Boston Celtics legend and current ESPN NBA analyst Paul Pierce doesn’t see anyone dethroning the Golden State Warriors this season. The Warriors enter Tuesday with a record of 26-14, good for second place in the Western Conference. Golden State has won two-straight championships and three out of the last four Finals. Although the Warriors haven’t […]

Boston Celtics second-year small forward Jayson Tatum wants to be the next Paul Pierce, in the sense that he wants to win a championship with the Celtics and be loved by the city of Boston. Paul Pierce is one of the best players in Celtics franchise history. Pierce is second on Boston’s all-time scoring list […]

Paul Pierce is known as one of the best small forwards of his era. A former NBA star turned media presence, Pierce often likes to share his takes on the season’s current happenings. On Wednesday evening, Pierce tweeted out his newest hot take — Paul George for MVP: Paul George playing at a super high level right […]

Paul Pierce played one season with the Washington Wizards, so he knows the locker room and players better than most people do. Amid everything that has come out of the nation’s capital in the past few days, Pierce, who works for ESPN as an NBA analyst, says the Wizards are unfixable and that it’s time […]

In 2013, the Brooklyn Nets were a budding franchise that was looking to establish itself as the next great New York team. At that time, general manager Billy King was receiving pressure from owner Mikhail Prokhorov as well as the fans to quickly build a contending team that would compete for a championship. With that, […]

Prepare for an absolutely preposterous statement from Paul Pierce about Duke’s chances of beating the Cavs. These takes are always awful and Pierce’s from Wednesday night is no different. .@paulpierce34 thinks Duke could take on … the Cleveland Cavaliers. 👀 pic.twitter.com/q1V1lj6SXC — ESPN (@espn) November 8, 2018 Sorry Paul, but Duke could not beat the […]

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has climbed up to sixth place in the all-time leader for 3-point field goals made. Curry moved past Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce for sixth all time. Stephen Curry (2,144 career threes) has now passed Paul Pierce (2,143) for sixth place on the NBA’s all-time threes list. — […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo apparently haven’t liked each other for over 10 years now, according to Boston Celtics legend and current ESPN TV analyst Paul Pierce. Rondo and Paul got into a heated fight Saturday night at Staples Center, with both players landing punches on […]

Former Boston Celtic star Paul Pierce attended one of the biggest fights in UFC history when he traveled to Las Vegas to watch Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov face off for the title of UFC Lightweight Champion. Not to be left out, Pierce got into a scuffle of his own while attempting to reach his […]

Star point guard Kyrie Irving announced his intention to re-sign with the Boston Celtics next summer, and Celtic legend Paul Pierce thinks the All-Star floor general is making the right move. Pierce believes Irving understands having a legacy with the Celtics is something that can’t be matched by any other franchise in the NBA. Paul […]

Boston Celtics legend and current ESPN NBA analyst Paul Pierce believes Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose is still a starting-caliber player, and isn’t sure if current Timberwolves starter Jeff Teague is better than him. On Tuesday’s edition of “The Jump,” Pierce spoke highly of Rose, saying the former MVP has a lot left in […]

Former NBA star and Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce has never been a man short on opinions. His latest one came via a TMZ reporter who asked Pierce if he thought the Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics rivalry was back on, thanks to LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. After bringing up the latest Lakers-Celtics rivalry that […]

The Chicago Bulls made the huge move earlier in the offseason with a two-year, $40 million deal with veteran forward Jabari Parker. There is plenty of excitement and buzz surrounding the move with his potential to emerge as a promising piece to the puzzle as he has shown much promise. According to Gery Woelfel of Woelfel Press […]

During an episode of ESPN’s The Jump, in an attempt to address the trend of NBA players posting seemingly flawless workout videos, Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce gave an absolutely humorous look on his “comeback” attempt. In the video, the future Hall of Famer can be seen taking shot after shot without missing, getting some […]

Carmelo Anthony’s role with the Houston Rockets is one of the major storylines heading into this upcoming season. Paul Pierce believes that Melo will fill a similar role to what Pierce himself did during his season with the Washington Wizards: Paul Pierce on The Jump said he expects Carmelo Anthony to play a similar role […]

10-time All-Star Paul Pierce has just come out with a theory that will not make New Orleans Pelicans supporters happy. According to the 40-year-old former NBA champion turned basketball analysts, he strongly believes that the Pelicans will end up dealing centerpiece star Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers if the Pelicans perform below expectations […]

Contributing for the two consecutive NBA championships for the Lakers, Andrew Bynum was a budding star. Considered to be one of the best up and coming big men, he came full circle with his lone All-star nod in the 2011-12 season averaging 18.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.9 blocks. It seemed like his […]

Top rookie Marvin Bagley III of the Sacramento Kings spun around Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce en route to a slam dunk during a casual light time on the court. As posted by the Kings’ Twitter account, below is a clip of Bagley manhandling Pierce: https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1039270124849586176 Bagley was the second overall pick by the Kings […]

We live in an era of the NBA in which players rarely play out their entire careers for one organization. Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is looking to buck that trend and has publicly announced he would like to play for the Blazers throughout the rest of his career. The announcement has come at […]

There are very few who question whether Ray Allen has done enough in his career to warrant a place in the Hall of Fame. However, when the praise comes from one of Allen’s teammates during his time with the Boston Celtics, the admiration becomes even more noteworthy. This is exactly what Celtics legend Paul Pierce […]

There were a number of poignant moments in Ray Allen’s Hall of Fame acceptance speech. However, one of the most endearing parts of the address came when the 43-year-old spoke highly about his former team, the Boston Celtics. Allen had a remarkable 18-year career in the league. One of the high points of his illustrious […]

The much-publicized rift between Ray Allen and his Boston Celtics teammates has taken a turn for the worst in recent months. After choosing to sign with the Miami Heat in 2012, which was ironically the team that eliminated them that same season, many Celtics felt betrayed by Allen’s actions and accused him of being disloyal, […]

One of the greatest shooters the game has ever seen, 10-time NBA All-Star Ray Allen will finally be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this coming Friday. Allen successfully reached the championship plateau twice in his career, once each with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. Despite winning the Larry O’Brien Trophy […]

A forgettable, drama-filled season from the last term did a lot of damage on new Houston Rockets recruit Carmelo Anthony’s otherwise stellar NBA career. However, despite a seemingly horrendous season from Anthony last year, he was still able to break into the top 25 of the all-time scoring list of the league. This year, he can […]

Paul Pierce was the victim of multiple stab wounds on Sept. 25, 2000 at the Buzz Club in Boston, leaving him in a near-death situation as one of the cuts was seven inches deep, just a few away from his heart. The traumatic event left him with severe depression, one he felt he had to […]

Minnesota Timberwolves combo forward Jimmy Butler was involved in a unique piece of NBA history back in the 2013 NBA playoffs. While a member of the Chicago Bulls at the time under head coach Tom Thibodeau, Reddit user [PHI] Tiago Splitter revealed Butler put together one of the most impressive physical feats the league has […]

Former Finals MVP and 10-time All-Star Paul Pierce had some choice words to say about today’s growing trend of superstars moving from one team to another. In a recent question and answer session he had with Brian Robb of the Boston Sports Journal, Pierce cracked down on players’ loyalty upon the mention of Boston Celtics point guard […]

Will Kyrie Irving stay with the Boston Celtics next season? If Celtics legend Paul Pierce was asked, he does not think so. Irving has an option to become a free agent next year and one of the leading candidates in signing him is the New York Knicks. In an article by Dakota Randall for New England Sports […]

In an effort to get past the dreaded Big 3 of the Boston Celtics, LeBron James formed a Big 3 of his own in Miami. In Game 5 of the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, James finally achieved this goal. As seen in the video below, James scores the last 10 points to finally close the […]

The Boston Celtics came a game short of reaching the NBA Finals last season. In order to make that goal come true, franchise legend Paul Pierce claims the team will need two special factors to reach the biggest stage in the NBA postseason, according to Brian Robb of The Boston Sports Journal. “Obviously, based on what […]