NBA Corridor of Famer and “Converse on FS1” host Paul Pierce predicted on Wednesday that his beloved Boston Celtics (the place he performed for 15 seasons) would win Recreation 2 of their playoff sequence towards the New York Knicks.
On the air, he said: “If the Celtics lose Recreation 2 at house, I promise you, I am strolling right here tomorrow.”
“In my gown,” he added.
Properly, the Celtics misplaced (now down 0-2 to the Knicks because the sequence heads to New York for Recreation 3 on Saturday) and Pierce was caught setting his alarm for 4 a.m.
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) May 8, 2025
The previous Boston Celtics star often known as “The Reality” chronicled his journey on Thursday. Though he mentioned he’d do the stroll barefoot, he did find yourself placing on some footwear.
Hundreds of viewers watched Pierce, in his gown, stroll the virtually marathon-length journey to his job at Fox Sports activities, which ended with him sitting exterior the studios along with his coworkers cheering him on within the background.
Paul Pierce really strolling to work at FS1 after saying he’d do it if Celtics misplaced Recreation 2 lmao pic.twitter.com/3I6NxEm9Un
— Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) May 8, 2025
“Boston in six,” Pierce mentioned on the finish of the journey. “I dropped about 5 kilos right now, I really feel it.”
Perhaps Pierce ought to cease making predictions, or he may be swimming to work tomorrow.
