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Kicked Out of ESPN, Celtics Legend Slams Chaotic James Harden Trade Debate With Stinging Claim

Published 11/01/2023, 1:28 PM EDT

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A Boston Celtics legend has fired shots at a popular televised segment. James Harden was recently traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. Following the trade, all news outlets have given their take on the matter and talked about the significance of the trade. ESPN was on top of its game and put six reporters and analysts in one segment to talk about James Harden.

After witnessing the loud and hectic segment on NBA Today, a former NBA champion with the Celtics has taken an opportunity to slam his former employers while promoting his own show.

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Paul Pierce was not happy to see ESPN’s segment covering the James Harden trade. Pierce shared a clip of the segment on Twitter, posting a part where all the hosts were laughing and talking over each other. This made it extremely hard to understand what anyone was saying.

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Paul Pierce said, “Come get our tape this week. Me and Ticket, or you all, can listen to them talk about this trash… If you wanna hear some real insight, come to death row.

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He wanted everyone to know where the real analysis of the sport was being done and invited everyone to watch the next episode of his and Kevin Garnett’s podcast. He added Suge Knight’s iconic ‘Come to Death Row’ statement from his speech at the 1995 Sources Award.

Paul Pierce was a former employee of ESPN. So it was surprising to see him taking shots at his former employer. He used to feature in segments like this and give his analysis, and now he is using this as an opportunity to promote his own podcast.

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Paul Pierce was fired from ESPN

It has been over two years since Paul Pierce departed from ESPN. He had posted a video on social media that went against the policy of the company, which led to him getting fired. But Pierce was not happy during his time at ESPN. So he cared little for his being fired and never apologized for his actions. He revealed that his time with the network was almost done anyway.

After being fired from ESPN, he started a podcast with his friend Kevin Garnett called The Ticket and Truth on Showtime Basketball.

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Rijin Varghese

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I did not follow the traditional route to become a journalist, but my love for basketball and writing has brought me here. Seeing LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers make the iconic comeback from a 1-3 deficit in 2016 changed everything for a young engineering aspirant within me. Rather than simply looking at the game, I love to analyze how each player contributes to a team using BPM (Box Plus Minus) and other advanced metrics.
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