The 2008 NBA Finals were the peak of Paul Pierce's Hall of Fame career. He and the Celtics beat the Lakers in six games and he earned Finals MVP honors.
In the third quarter of Game 1, it appeared that Pierce had suffered a serious knee injury after tripping over teammate Kendrick Perkins and was taken into the tunnel in a wheelchair. Less than two minutes of game action later, Pierce reemerged wearing a knee wrap and entered the game.
During a 2019 NBA Finals edition of NBA Countdown, Pierce made a pretty jarring "confession," saying he actually "just had to go to the bathroom.