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Boston Celtics notable Paul Pierce may be enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, however at some point of a latest interview with Sports Illustrated, "The Truth" mentioned the viral Instagram Live video of him ingesting and smoking at the same time as surrounded via strippers at a poker birthday party back in April.
After the video went viral, Pierce’s process as an NBA analyst at ESPN became over.
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Pierce told Sports Illustrated that he didn’t realize the video could be recorded by viewers who were tuning in and continue being showcased even if he deleted it. Pierce said that he’s not sorry for what he did because he was "done" with ESPN.
"It wasn’t a great fit," Pierce told SI.com. "There’s a lot of stuff over there that you can’t say. And you have to talk about LeBron [James] all the time."
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Pierce stated that the community by no means requested him to express regret, however, his agent suggested that he must do it so it wouldn’t have an effect on Hall of Fame vote casting this upcoming yr. Pierce ended up making the Hall of Fame even though he didn’t comply with through along with his agent’s thought.
"Come on, I didn’t do whatever illegal," Pierce advised the website. "These motherf------ inside the Hall of Fame, a few did [cocaine], f--king battery. What the f--okay did I do? I was simply having an awesome time. All the humans coming after me, half you motherf------ do the identical s--t. You’re just hiding it. And you all are married even as you’re doing it. I’m divorced. I’m retired. I’m having a laugh."
Pierce, a 10-time All-Star, performed 15 seasons for the Celtics. He led Boston an NBA championship in 2008 and become named Finals MVP. Pierce is second in franchise history in factors and 1/3 in video games performed.
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