Paul Pierce has had a week, and itβs only Tuesday. The former NBA star turned heads over the weekend when he went live on Instagram to document a night of twerking, neck massages, and general debauchery. Apparently, the sports analyst forgot he worked for the House of Mouse, and on Monday night it was announced that Pierce had been fired from his job.
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CNN reports that ESPN has parted ways with Pierce. The company hasnβt commented on the decision, but given that ESPN is owned by the family-friendly Walt Disney Company, itβs not hard to connect the dots here. Pierce began working for ESPN during the 2017-18 season and appeared as an analyst on shows like The Jump and the pregame show NBA Countdown. As previously mentioned, Pierce is a former NBA player who won a championship with the Celtics in 2008.
Pierce hasnβt seemed too bothered by the fallout, with his recent tweets showing that heβs taking it all in stride. His initial response was just a video of him laughing, and he followed that tweet up with one that said βI canβt lose even when I lose Iβm winning.β
So, I imagine mans is quickly working on a deal with a company that has no problem with a married man indulging in some weed, booze, and light twerking.
As always, the internet was quick to share its opinions on Pierceβs firing, with some thinking it was unjust, others just trying to get their jokes off, and some wondering why his trash-ass takes werenβt fireable offenses.
Where do I stand on this? I donβt fucking know, yβall, I just work here. I donβt know what arrangement Pierce and his wife have, and quite frankly, I donβt need to know. If heβs taking the situation in stride, then good on him.
My only takeaway here is that dude really should apologize to Rachel Nichols. She didnβt need to get dragged into the mess because old boy was trying to feel like he was in his 20s.
Wait. Hold up, Iβm in my 20s.
Am I supposed to have people twerking while I smoke weed? Fuck, Iβve been doing this wrong the whole time. Alright, later yβall, I got to hop on IG Live right quick.
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