You’ve probably heard about Paul Pierce’s infamous wheelchair incident during Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals. Midway through the third quarter, Pierce went down hard after teammate Kendrick Perkins collided with his leg while contesting a Kobe Bryant jumper. He was carried off the court and wheeled to the locker room, leaving Celtics fans in shock. But less than two minutes later, Pierce came jogging back, drilling back-to-back threes and leading Boston to a huge Game 1 win. What you might not know, though, is what Pierce and the Celtics did after winning their 17th title—and that’s where the story gets even better.

Paul Pierce opened up on the latest episode of Julian Edelman’s podcast, Games with Names. He’s one of the rare players who’s shared the court with both Michael Jordan and LeBron James. But here’s the twist—by the time Pierce was drafted, Jordan had already retired in 1998, so he only faced him when Jordan returned with the Wizards in 2001. Pierce admitted, “That was like my two biggest disappointments after getting drafted, not being able to play in the Forum and not playing against Jordan, Bulls Jordan.” Don’t feel too sorry for him, though—he has a special connection with MJ.

Paul Pierce shared on the podcast what he and the Celtics team did after winning the 2008 title. He said, “I think we all went to Vegas. We all flew to Vegas, after parade, we all went to Vegas. Uh, we had like the top floor, the Bellagio, and we was just partying and enjoying it. It was It was good. It was good. Just, you know, everybody was like, ‘Oh, you know,’ I remember us being in the in the club with like Floyd Mayweather, Michael Jordan, and everybody.”

So yeah, Pierce might not have gotten to play against the MJ of the Bulls, but he definitely got to celebrate with him—and even hung out with boxer Floyd Mayweather. Curious about their Vegas trip? Back in 2008, Boston.com reported that Winchell Campos, part of Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s team, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that the Celtics were given 16 tickets for Saturday night’s Pacquiao-David Diaz WBC lightweight title fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Sounds like quite the night, right?

He also shared that after the Vegas trip, he headed to Madrid. “That whole summer, that summer I spent like two weeks in Spain. I like Madrid. It was hot as hell. Hot, man. But spent some time out there. I did a little traveling, and it was just like it just, you know, that feeling of just being on top of the world. You know what I’m saying? Everywhere you go, you open up the ropes, get in, you get a seat at the restaurant, no waiting. You know what I’m saying? I remember I got a standing ovation. One restaurant, they just everybody stood up and just started clapping. I was just like, ‘Damn, we really did that.’” That’s when Pierce realised the significance of his success.

The 2008 championship that defined Paul Pierce’s legacy