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The original Big 3, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, reunited ahead of the Boston Celtics’ regular-season opener Wednesday night against the New York Knicks to celebrate the team’s Ring Night for their 2023-24 NBA Finals victory. Boston took home their 18th title last season and first since 2008. While the Celtics handily stormed […]

Holding onto a star player in the modern NBA is hard. Warmer weather, brighter lights, or a better roster can all whisk away a franchise cornerstone, and the new CBA and its team-building restrictions make retaining talent even more difficult nowadays. Despite these various factors, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum sounded eager to settle in […]

NBA legend Paul Pierce believes he has identified the reason behind Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision to start Russell Wilson over Justin Fields in Week 7. The Steelers are experiencing quarterback drama with Wilson back to full health. Justin Fields, who filled in for Wilson during the first six games and led the […]

Back in the day, Paul Pierce was one of the best forwards in the NBA. He garnered 10 All-Star Game appearances, four All-NBA Team selections, an NBA championship, and a Finals MVP. But while Pierce has been long retired from the game, he continues to contribute as an analyst. However, as an analyst, Pierce has […]

As Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi received a standing ovation in possibly her last game, her greatness has been admired. Two NBA legends, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett discussed on the KG Certified Podcast about her long list of accolades. “Diana is one of the Top-10 basketball players ever,” Pierce said. “I’m talking about men […]

Healthy or not, Paul Pierce is not sold on the 2024-25 New York Knicks or its future. The Hall of Fame forward turned NBA analyst is warning fans to temper their expectations ahead of the upcoming season and beyond. While Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is finding ways to replace Isaiah Hartenstein, Pierce doesn’t believe […]

The confluence of mixed metaphors in sports has reached a new level as NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce has borrowed a phrase from MLB Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez to describe the advantage that the Kansas City Chiefs have over the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. “These are the Ravens' adoption papers, because the […]

Last season, Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson won his second MVP award and led his team to their first AFC Championship game since 2012. However, they came up against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, who eventually won their second straight Super Bowl. Mahomes won his third Super Bowl MVP and third ring. […]

Paul Pierce shared a story about the time when Kevin Garnett made up a hilarious scenario with Dirk Nowitzki. Back in 2012, the Boston Celtics went up against the Dallas Mavericks. This was a turning point in both Garnett and Pierce’s careers considering that this would be their last several appearance wearing a Celtics uniform. […]

The Golden State Warriors are going to look drastically different for the 2024-25 season. Gone is Klay Thompson, left to the Dallas Mavericks in a sign and trade. The pressing question facing the Warriors is whether or not they still have a championship caliber roster. During a recent episode of Kevin Garnett’s podcast, ‘KG Certified,’ […]

Now that the dust has settled on the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Team USA has captured their fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal, we’ve officially arrived at the small sliver of the calendar where the NBA is actually on hiatus for about the next month. Until the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets begin practicing on September 25th, […]

As Orlando Magic fans await the start of the season with the release of the schedule, they will look to have big aspirations as even former NBA player Paul Pierce has his own lofty expectations for the team. While fans have seen some people as Magic star Paolo Banchero predict a title in their near […]

You might think it’s time to let the Brooklyn Nets off the hook for making the worst trade in NBA history back on Draft Night 2013, but think again — because this trade continues to cause fallout for all parties involved, and many even not directly involved, such as the Lakers’ somehow-still-not-really-aging superstar LeBron James. […]

They call him The Truth, but former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce just raised a lot of eyebrows with his recent hot take about the 2024 Team USA and the 1992 Dream Team. For Pierce, the United States men’s basketball team that’s currently competing in Paris would beat the 1992 squad that blew away the competition […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant is currently representing Team USA in the Olympics, but that hasn’t stopped him from staying active on social media. The former Golden State Warriors star recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to challenge a recent statement made by former Pro Bowl wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson involving Paul Pierce. “If I […]

The Golden State Warriors were one of the most dominant teams in NBA history when Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green shared the floor. Durant helped the highly-touted Dubs win back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018. However, former NFL player and Undisputed commentator Keyshawn Johnson made a Paul Pierce comparison that Durant […]

Luol Deng’s South Sudan recently faced-off against Team USA in a pre-Olympics exhibition match, nearly achieving one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history before falling 101-100. Following this unexpected outcome, retired NBA players Paul Pierce and Gilbert Arenas took to unsolicited criticism of the African team. President of the South Sudan Basketball Federation, Luol […]

It was a shock when Team USA led by Breanna Stewart got absolutely clapped during the WNBA All-Star game. While Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese made waves, it was Arike Ogunbowale who delivered the big haymakers for her squad. Even NBA legends like Paul Pierce and Dwyane Wade took notice of her masterclass on the […]

After falling short of expectations a year after winning their first NBA Championship, the Denver Nuggets are trying to bolster a roster that fell short of expectations this season. One way the team appears to be doing so is by adding former MVP Russell Westbrook, which depending on what role he occupies, could be a […]

Dalton Knecht, who the Los Angeles Lakers selected in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft, has played well during the 2024 NBA Summer League. Paul Pierce believes the Lakers should utilize his current value in a trade to acquire a third star, via Undisputed. “Dalton Knecht has improved his stock,” Pierce said. “Now […]

The Denver Nuggets showed that it is, indeed, better late than never. Amid a lackluster offseason in which they lost a pillar of their championship team in Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, it was paramount for the Nuggets to make a move that would address their mounting depth issues. On Thursday, the Nuggets finally made their long-awaited signing […]

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, […]