Paul Pierce Plays Final Game In Boston, Retires As A Los Angeles Clipper
Paul Pierce of the Los Angeles Clippers got a rare start today in what would be his last game in Boston since he will be retiring at the end of this season. The 39-year-old future Hall of Famer played for the Boston Celtics for the majority of his career after being drafted by the team 10th overall in 1998. He arrived at the stadium wearing Patriots gear from head to toe. The New England Patriots are, of course, playing later today in the Super Bowl and this was Paul’s way of showing his unquestioned love for the city of Boston where he played for 14 seasons.
Clippers head coach Doc Rivers coached Pierce while he was in Boston and they even won a championship together there in 2008. Rivers knew how much this game meant to Pierce so he asked the rest of the team if it was ok if he started, SB Nation reported.
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“I went to the team first and asked, and they looked at me like, ‘What a dumb question.’ But I thought it was the appropriate question for them,” Rivers said.
“They wanted him to start, which I thought was great. Then I went to Paul and he was actually hesitant about it. He wasn’t sure if he should. Then he said, ‘OK.’ Then we made him practice yesterday, which is tough for him.”
Pierce had this to say in response to Doc Rivers letting him start his final game in Beantown.
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