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It was Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals when Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics exited the floor on a wheelchair—supposedly in some sort of pain, but really just in the middle of something much more detrimental to his reputation. Pierce, a member of the Top 75 NBA players of all time, admitted in […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce said before that Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time. However, it seems he is having doubts about that GOAT debate as of late. On Twitter, Pierce opened up the topic once again and expressed his confusion why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has never been at the top of the […]

There is perhaps no other more publicized feud than that of the now-defunct Boston Celtics superteam of the 2000s. Ray Allen leaving the C’s for the Miami Heat did not sit well at all with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and pretty much the rest of the team and at this point, there are still some […]

As expected, the announcement of NBA’s Top 75 all-time list garnered a ton of controversy. Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce received the ultimate honor of being named on the prestigious list, but unsurprisingly, there have been more than a few people who believe that The Truth does not deserve his spot on the list. Some […]

Kevin Garnett took to social media to congratulate two teammates of his from his days with the Boston Celtics for making the NBA 75th Anniversary team. The Big Ticket gave shoutouts on his Instagram story to the co-stars from his lone championship-winning team, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, for earning the honor. “Congratulations to WALTER […]

As Jack Nicholson memorably said in A Few Good Men: You can’t handle the truth! That’s probably what Paul Pierce is thinking right now after he was named to the NBA’s Top 75 Greatest Players. Pierce was absolutely a beast during his prime years with the Boston Celtics, leading them to the title in 2008 […]

While there are a lot of people out there who believe that the Los Angeles Lakers should be considered as one of the title favorites this season, there are still those who are not too confident about LA’s title hopes. One of them is Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce, who himself recently threw a bit […]

Gabrielle Union is a pretty nice lady. As it turns out, however, the Hollywood actress can get pretty fierce when it comes to defending the honor of her husband, Dwyane Wade, and his Miami Heat superteam with fellow Big 3 members LeBron James and Chris Bosh. On a recent appearance on JJ Redick’s Old Man & […]

One of the biggest gripes some fans have over the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is that it’s the furthest thing from being impenetrable. The institution that’s supposed to safeguard the history of the NBA and basketball as a whole is filled with borderline stars and unknown names to the common fan. Take Calvin Murphy, […]

When the Boston Celtics hired Danny Ainge into the front office in 2003, Paul Pierce thought his time with the Beantown team was over. After all, Trader Danny seemed to be intent on sending everyone away. Pierce confessed as much during his Hall of Fame speech on Saturday, noting that he was ready to accept […]

Paul Pierce is no stranger to being counted out and dismissed. When the Boston Celtics drafted Pierce in 1998 at number 10, Pierce etched the nine teams who passed on him into his mind. Today, as Pierce accepted his induction into the Hall of Fame, the now-Celtics legend put those teams on blast, thanking them […]

Former Boston Celtics superstar Paul Pierce and his pooping wheelchair game will stand the test of time. But still, the Paul Pierce poop drama is a bit more complicated. The Poop stain. The Wheelchair. And The Truth? Move over Flu Game. Here’s the Poo Game. Paul Pierce, the Celtics’ No. 1 guy of the previous […]

The 2007-08 Boston Celtics are often considered the pioneers of the modern NBA super teams; however, Paul Pierce doesn’t think their championship team is the same as today’s overpowered franchises. Ahead of his induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, Pierce talked about his tenure with the Celtics and how the Big 3 […]

The beef between Paul Pierce and Ray Allen has been simmering for nearly a decade. The former Boston Celtics sharpshooter haven’t exactly been on great terms with his former team, particularly with his star teammates in Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Rajon Rondo. But could the Celtics legends finally have squashed the beef? That’s what it […]

Paul Pierce is heading into basketball lore this weekend at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ahead of Saturday’s festivities, Pierce talked about his 15-year tenure with the Boston Celtics, where he took an underwhelming franchise to an NBA championship in 2008 with the assistance of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. Pierce does have […]

Love him or hate him, Paul Pierce is now a Hall of Fame member. The Boston Celtics legend will get inducted on Saturday and there’s nothing you could do about it. Well, you could clap and acknowledge that Pierce is truly among the great small forwards in NBA history. One guy who certainly agrees is […]

NBA legend Paul Pierce recently admitted that he tried to push for a trade to the Dallas Mavericks even before the Boston Celtics Big 3 was formed. Apparently, he wanted to create another elite group alongside Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd with the Mavs. Unfortunately, the trade to Dallas didn’t push through. According to Mavs […]

It’s safe to say NBA legend and Hall of Famer Paul Pierce didn’t enjoy his time at ESPN, particularly the fact that he had to talk about Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James all the time. Pierce had a rather unceremonious exit from ESPN, getting fired from the network after livestreaming himself drinking and smoking […]

It’s been nearly 10 years since Ray Allen turned his back on the Boston Celtics to join LeBron James and the Miami Heat. His ex-Celtics teammates have since held a grudge on Allen for his betrayal, but it looks like this decade-long beef could soon come to an end. Celtics icon Paul Pierce recently hinted […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce sat down with Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix in an intriguing tell-all befitting of his nickname ‘The Truth’. The Celtics icon dished on a handful of topics, including the whole livestream video scandal that got him kicked off of ESPN as well as his past desire to join Dirk Nowitzki on […]

Paul Pierce went through a few brutal seasons in terms of winning and losing with the Boston Celtics before the arrivals of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. On Tuesday via SI.com, Pierce revealed at one point before the Big 3 was formed with the Celtics, he shutdown a potential trade to the Portland Trail Blazers […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce got the boot from his job as an ESPN NBA analyst earlier this year when he started an IG Live with strippers while he was clearly drunk and high. As he gets set to enter the Hall of Fame, Pierce has absolutely no regrets about what happened and has no […]

The 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement will take place this weekend, entering another class of NBA players into the annals of basketball history. The 2021 class isn’t nearly as stacked as the 2020 class (headlined by Kobe Bryant, Time Duncan and Kevin Garnett), but it still features quite a few notable names that are […]

Paul Pierce was all about the smoke during clutch situations when he starred for the Boston Celtics. That phrase, however, has taken an entirely different meaning these days. The Celtics legend has been busy with a bunch of other ventures since he was given the pink slip as ESPN analyst early this year. On Sunday, […]

The rise of superteams in the NBA has been one of the most polarizing subjects surrounding the sport over the past decade or so. Many consider the Miami Heat’s Big 3 of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh as the trio responsible for ushering in the superteam era in the NBA. However, Hall of […]

After Ray Allen bolted the Boston Celtics for the Miami Heat back in 2012, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo held grudges to their former teammate. Pierce and Allen patched it up in 2017, but the two other members of the famed Celtics’ 2008 championship team do not seem to have any plans on […]

The enshrinement of the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame class might be a little awkward for former Boston Celtics teammates Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. Both Garnett and Allen will be in the event as presenters, with the former coming for Pierce and the latter for Chris Bosh. The 2021 Hall of Fame […]

Much has been made about Paul Pierce and his next move after his unceremonious exit as an ESPN anchor. He’s hinted at a few possible business ventures post-ESPN — including going into the lucrative business of commercial cannabis — but as it turns out, it’s all about being a tech startup venture capitalist for the […]

The All-NBA Team selections made waves on Tuesday, not because of the superstars selected into it but because of the players that were snubbed. Among those who didn’t make it are Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, which Paul Pierce didn’t take well. A day after the announcement was made, […]

Not too long ago, The Washington Wizards were a young team on the rise with an emerging back court tandem of John Wall and Bradley Beal. Now they have a featured backcourt of Beal and Russell Westbrook that have helped carry the way for the franchise. DC fans want nothing more than for their team […]

When the Brooklyn Nets won the free agency lottery during the 2019 offseason, things began looking up for them. This team had not always been considered as a serious threat in the league, but by acquiring the services of both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving that fateful summer, they instantly propelled themselves as serious contenders […]

Right now, the Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3 of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving is the most feared trio in all of the NBA. As it turns out, however, KD could have actually formed a Big 3 with the Nets many years ago. Apparently, when the Nets traded for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the two marquee NBA franchises, with the other being the Los Angeles Lakers, and they boast some of the greatest players in history. While the Lakers have more worldwide popularity, it’s the Celtics that actually got to 17 championships in their storied news history well before the Lakers. Given […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021. Selected as the 10th overall pick of the 1998 NBA Draft, Pierce spent the first 15 seasons of his illustrious career with the Celtics, before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets […]

It had already been reported that NBA legends Paul Pierce, Ben Wallace and Chris Webber were going to be a part of the 2021 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class, and now it has been officially announced that Chris Bosh is a member of this group as well. Bill Russell is going in as […]

Chris Webber, 15-year NBA veteran and celebrated collegiate basketball hooper, is set to be inducted into the 2021 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Chris Webber is certainly having a roller coaster month of May. The Sacramento Kings icon was just recently let go by TNT as a color commentator after serving […]

Each member of the Boston Celtics‘ Big 3 from their 2008 championship will be complete in Springfield next year as Paul Pierce becomes part of the 2021 Hall of Fame class, per Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe. Pierce spent 19 seasons in the NBA, playing in Beantown for 15 years. He was named Finals […]

On Saturday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will belatedly induct the Class of 2020 (including Kobe Bryant) and announce the Class of 2021. The crop of finalists, obviously, is a decorated list of players and coaches, including nine first-timers: Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Rick Adelman, Yolanda Griffith, Bill Russell (as a coach), Lauren […]

Russell Westbrook has put up phenomenal numbers over the past few months. He and backcourt mate Bradley Beal have led the way to put the Washington Wizards into a play-in tournament position as the regular season winds down. As many fans have been impressed with Westbrook’s historic performances, NBA legends have also paid their respects […]