Former Celtics star Paul Pierce had a penchant for trash talking other players, perhaps most notably when he stared down Al Harrington and buried a 3-pointer in his face.
But Pierce didn’t save his trash talk just for opponents — opposing fans were fair game too. One example: After burying a buzzer beater to beat the Knicks in 2010, Pierce stood at Madison Square Garden’s center court and bowed to the fans.
On Sunday, former Knicks guard Iman Shumpert shared a story about Pierce as well. According to Shumpert, when he was a kid, his aunt procured tickets to a game between the Celtics and his hometown Chicago Bulls, utilizing “some sort of connect” to sit court side.