Paul Pierce is walking 20 miles to work after the Celtics dropped Game 2 to the Knicks
"If the Celtics lose Game 2 at home
"I'm walking here tomorrow.
"Fifteen miles
"In my robe
"Barefoot"
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork)
That didn't turn out so great. The Celtics
Pierce appeared to honor his vow Thursday, saying he set out before the sun rose for what he said was a 20.2-mile commute to work in the Los Angeles area. He
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'This is crazy dog I can't believe this. C's got me out here like this. I'm sweating. So I'm about 4 miles in right now. So I think I got another 16 miles?'
— Paul Pierce
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork)
'All right, time for me to get to steppin',' he said after 5 a.m. Pacific time, calling himself a 'man of my word.'
'I cant believe the Celtics got me out here like this dog,' he said in a later update. 'I'm really walking out here like this.'
A little before 9 a.m., Pierce posted another Live of a couple hecklers on the sidewalk.
'You lost that bet, huh?' one of them said.
Pierce took it all in stride, having some fun with them. He said he was about halfway at that point.
Kevin Garnett drove past Paul Pierce walking to the studio 💀
— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass)
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