The Boston Celtics regarded nice Sunday night time towards the Milwaukee Bucks, to make sure. But did Boston present sufficient to warrant the scorching-hot takes coming from Paul Pierce and Skip Bayless? Probably not. The Celtics crushed the Bucks in Game 1 of their second-round NBA playoffs collection, prompting Pierce to declare the collection “over.” And throughout Monday morning’s “Undisputed” episode, Bayless basically agreed with the Celtics legend. Take a glance: Yeah, we may be placing the carriage in entrance of the horse on this one. The Celtics and Bucks will meet Tuesday night time in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Series. Tip-off at Fiserv F... NESN.com
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Paul Pierce Retiring With Celtics Is Final Chapter Of Legendary Boston Sports Career
Becoming a legendary player in the history of the Boston Celtics is incredibly difficult. The group of players with that distinction is long, and the barrier to entry is steep. Paul Pierce climbed that mountain, and soon officially will close his career after signing a contract with the C’s on Monday so he can retire with the team that drafted him 10th overall in 1998. “It’s an honor to have this opportunity to once again call myself a Boston Celtic,” Pierce said in a team release. “The organization and city took me in and made me one of their own, and I couldn’t imagine ending my career any other way. I’m a Celtic for
Paul Pierce Gifts Each Celtics Player A Signed Jersey After Last Game Vs. Boston
Paul Pierce has not played for the Boston Celtics since 2013, but his tie to the organization will never be broken. Pierce, now with the Los Angeles Clippers, is in the midst of his final season in the NBA, wrapping up a tremendous 19-year career. On Monday, the Clippers hosted the Celtics in Pierce’s final matchup against the team that drafted him 10th overall in 1998. After 15 memorable years with the Celtics franchise, Pierce decided to give the current C’s a pretty cool parting gift following his last go-around with Boston. We have a feeling that Pierce’s Celtics jersey will one day be hanging from the TD Garden rafters.
Watch Paul Pierce Make His Celtics Debut Exactly 18 Years Ago Today
Share this: BOSTON — Paul Pierce’s NBA career will come full circle at TD Garden on Sunday. Pierce, who is retiring after this season, will make his final appearance in Boston when his Los Angeles Clippers take on the Celtics. As fate would have it, the veteran forward’s NBA career officially began 18 years ago — to the exact day. On Feb. 5, 1999, a young Pierce made his Celtics and NBA debut against the Toronto Raptors at the Garden. Pierce’s promise was on display even then — he tallied 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists, four blocks and two steals in Boston’s season-opening loss. (The 1998-99 NBA season didn’t start until February due to a lockout). Pierce will close the chapter on his Boston career
Why Danny Ainge Doesn’t Buy That Paul Pierce Is Retiring Next Season
WALTHAM, Mass. — Paul Pierce pulled a Kobe Bryant on Monday, announcing this upcoming season will be his last. But his former boss believes it could be more of a Michael Jordan situation. Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was asked Monday at the team’s media day what he thought of Pierce stepping away after the 2016-17 campaign, but he didn’t sound too sure that’d actually be the case. “First of all, I think Paul can play for a few more years,” Ainge said. “I’ll believe it when I see it.” So why does Ainge, who won an NBA title with Pierce in 2008 and spent roughly a decade with the 10-time All-Star,
Doc Rivers: If Paul Pierce Retires, Clippers Would Let Him End Career With Celtics
Share this: Paul Pierce will always be a Boston Celtic. Sure, he’s played with three teams since the Celtics traded him to the Brooklyn Nets after the 2012-13 campaign — one season each for the Nets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers. But people will remember him as a great Celtics player before anything else. Pierce reportedly plans to play next season, his 19th as a pro, but if he decides to walk away, Clippers head coach and president Doc Rivers will let him go to the Celtics so he can retire with the historic franchise. “If Paul decides to retire, then we’re going to make sure that Boston picks him up for one day and he retires a Celtic because that’s what he should retire as,”
Paul Pierce Says Next Season Is His Last If He Doesn’t Retire This Summer
Paul Pierce’s days in the NBA officially are numbered. The former Boston Celtics legend and probable future Hall of Famer told the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn that he hasn’t made a decision on whether he’ll return this fall for his 19th NBA season, but if he does, it “certainly” will be his last. “Well, we always say it’s 51-49. I get 51 percent of the vote and the rest of (the family) gets 49,” Pierce told Washburn in Cleveland at Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. “(My wife’s) input carried a lot of weight. We’ll figure out some things. I know I don’t want to be sitting at home, whatever I