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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 26: Paul Pierce attends the 2017 NBA Awards at Basketball City – Pier 36 – South Street on June 26, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 26: Paul Pierce attends the 2017 NBA Awards at Basketball City – Pier 36 – South Street on June 26, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Paul Pierce once shared a memorable moment with legendary actor Al Pacino high in the sky. The 2008 NBA champion posted a picture with the Oscar-winning actor on a private jet.
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The two legends in their respective fields had a delicious spread of fruit salad in front of them. They both looked iconic wearing shades inside a luxurious private jet. Pierce added a very apt caption to the picture, “Bosses chillin”. Truly so.
Paul Pierce posts a picture with Al Pacino on a private jet
There’s no definite information available as to how the two ended up sharing a flight together. Some sources have reported that Pierce attended Al Pacino’s one-man show in Las Vegas. Afterwards, the two probably hit it off and decided to share a flight back together to their destination.
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Nowadays it is not at all surprising to see celebrities from different fields hanging out together. In our globally interconnected world, it is very natural for celebrities of differing interests to get together for various projects or other reasons.
But there’s something about the Paul Pierce and Al Pacino duo, that makes it so hard to believe. It almost seems like they are from diametrically opposite worlds.
Paul Pierce and Al Pacino
Al Pacino is certainly one of the greatest actors of our time. He has been nominated for several Academy Awards for his iconic roles in many classics. As a matter of fact, he won the Academy Award for best actor in 1993 for his role in Scent of a Woman(1992).
Besides, his Oscar-winning performance, he has played iconic characters like Tony Montana in Scarface(1983) and Michael Corleone in The Godfather(1972,1974,1990) trilogy.
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Furthermore, he has starred in movies like The Devil’s Advocate(1997), Insomnia(2002), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood(2019), The Irishman(2019) etc.

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Paul Pierce (R) of the Boston Celtics moves the ball away from Kobe Bryant (L) of the Los Angeles Lakers during the Game 3 of the 2008 NBA Finals in Los Angeles, California, June 10, 2008. Bryant scored 36 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held off Boston to defeat the Celtics 87-81, pulling within two games to one in the National Basketball Association Finals. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
On the other hand, Paul Pierce formed one of the best Boston Celtics rosters of all time with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. ‘The Big Three’ of the Celtics, as they were popularly called, delivered the 2008 championship to the city of Boston. The Celtics have not won any championships since then.
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What do you think of this picture of the two from 2014? Comment below.
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