Paul Pierce opting out of Wizards contract

Paul Pierce is opting out of the final year of his contract with the NBA’s Wizards and will become a free agent Wednesday.

Pierce, 37, told the Player’s Tribune website of his decision, and the Wizards confirmed his move Saturday.

The Wizards reached the Eastern Conference semifinals in Pierce’s first season with the team.

Pierce averaged 11.9 points and 4.0 rebounds in 73 starts during the regular season.

Yahoo Sports reported that Pierce may be interested in a return to Boston, where he played for 15 seasons.

For the first time since boycotting the 1984 Olympics, Russia won’t have a women’s basketball team in the Olympics.

At the San Francisco Bay Area Women’s Pro-Am at Kezar Pavilion, Stanford’s Brittany McPhee scored 37 points and Mission Rec Center moved to 2-0 in the summer league with a 110-75 win over San Francisco (0-1).

Timothy Bradley got rocked in the final minute but held on to beat Jessie Vargas by unanimous decision in Carson (Los Angeles County), claiming the interim WBO welterweight title.