Paul Pierce

The Los Angeles Clippers’ Game 7 loss to the Utah Jazz on Sunday didn’t just end their season. It marked the end of Paul Pierce’s career. After 19 seasons, the surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer is calling it quits. He leaves behind a complicated legacy, one that includes a championship, unsuccessful ring-chasing thereafter and a [...]

Although he may not be getting the sort of pomp and circumstance as some of his recent peers (ahem Kobe Bryant) during their rides off into the sunset, with the exception of that beautiful moment in his last game in Boston, Paul Pierce is one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history and his [...]

It’s no secret that Draymond Green is one of the most brash in your face and let’s be honest, reviled players in the NBA with his trash talking, attitude and propensity to kick people in the groin. Draymond was just being Draymond again Thursday night as the Warriors battled the Clippers in Oakland. In addition [...]

On Thursday, Paul Pierce criticized Kevin Durant for leaving the Thunder to join the Warriors. He said current NBA stars lack hunger and competitiveness, and he can’t imagine doing what Kevin Durant did this summer. “I could have left Boston years ago but I stuck it out. I just feel like when you’re that close [...]

Paul Pierce thinks his Los Angeles Clippers are a superteam. Most likely. The 38-year-old forward, who will retire at the end of 2016-17, basically talked himself into calling the Clippers a superteam at their media day, per the Los Angeles Times‘s Jesse Dougherty: “To me, I think we have a super team here,” Pierce stated [...]

They say the truth shall set you free. And following this upcoming season, The Truth will be free. Paul Pierce has announced that the 2016-17 campaign will be his last in the NBA. It’s astounding to think, but this will be Paul’s 19th season in the Association. These days, he plays a role for the [...]

Have we seen the last of Paul Pierce in the NBA? We'll know soon enough. Here's what Pierce told The Boston Globe‘s Gary Washburn: Paul Pierce told the Globe on Wednesday night before Game 3 of the NBA Finals that he hasn’t made a decision on whether he will return for a 19th season but [...]

Is Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge searching for the team’s next Paul Pierce? Absolutely. And he’s not shy about admitting as much. From the Providence Journal‘s Scott Souza: The key is to remain as flexible as possible heading into the draft and free agency as Ainge decides whether to double down on the rebuild, or [...]

Paul Pierce is not pulling a Kobe Bryant and announcing his retirement. Not yet, anyway. Chris Mannix provided the following tidbit for The Vertical: One more run for Paul Pierce, and maybe that will be the end of it. Pierce won’t reveal much about his future – “The last few years it has been an [...]

LeBron James just keeps ascending the mountain of accomplishments among other NBA greats and on Wednesday night, he enjoyed another milestone. LeBron had another masterful performance last night with 29 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in a 120-111 win over the Lakers. It was Kobe’s last game in Cleveland. In the process, the 31-year-old [...]