Paul Pierce: If I was Kawhi Leonard, I would consider retirement
NBA Central: “If I’m Kawhi Leonard, I would really consider retirement.” – Paul Pierce (Via @shobasketball ) pic.twitter.com/mUjJhTAslp
Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral
Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral
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Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Column: The Warriors have waged playoff battles against all sorts of future Hall of Famers over the years, from LeBron to KD to Kawhi to Harden to CP3 to Jokic.
This version of Anthony Davis is a new type of challenge. @PostSports @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/05… – 3:01 PM
Column: The Warriors have waged playoff battles against all sorts of future Hall of Famers over the years, from LeBron to KD to Kawhi to Harden to CP3 to Jokic.
This version of Anthony Davis is a new type of challenge. @PostSports @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/05… – 3:01 PM
Gary Tanguay @Gary_Tanguay
DON’T MISS THIS EPISODE. @GlobeBobRyan and @GoodmanHoops speak the truth on #celtics Youtube: youtu.be/5Fn0DCv_1xw
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DON’T MISS THIS EPISODE. @GlobeBobRyan and @GoodmanHoops speak the truth on #celtics Youtube: youtu.be/5Fn0DCv_1xw
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Paul Pierce @paulpierce34
Today hit different 🥲 I’m strong tho I see where I get it from RIP Madukes – 3:00 AM
Today hit different 🥲 I’m strong tho I see where I get it from RIP Madukes – 3:00 AM
J. Michael Falgoust @ThisIsJMichael
When I was in DC, that one year Paul Pierce was there, they’d lost to Dallas, I think, by 40. Or close to it. Playoffs were ahead and they were up n down. Pierce walks to the middle of the locker room postgame. I asked the first question and then he went on a 5 min tirade…(2/4) – 6:06 PM
When I was in DC, that one year Paul Pierce was there, they’d lost to Dallas, I think, by 40. Or close to it. Playoffs were ahead and they were up n down. Pierce walks to the middle of the locker room postgame. I asked the first question and then he went on a 5 min tirade…(2/4) – 6:06 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
New ‘That’s OD’ examining colossal Lakers vs Warriors matchup, where LeBron vs Steph rivalry ranks all-time, Draymond’s BFF relationship with LeBron, the Clippers’ offseason and extending Kawhi and PG, Russ’ future and Nuggets vs Suns with @mcten youtu.be/2eVgy28Jpj4 – 3:13 PM
New ‘That’s OD’ examining colossal Lakers vs Warriors matchup, where LeBron vs Steph rivalry ranks all-time, Draymond’s BFF relationship with LeBron, the Clippers’ offseason and extending Kawhi and PG, Russ’ future and Nuggets vs Suns with @mcten youtu.be/2eVgy28Jpj4 – 3:13 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
PG on podcast, cont’d:
“So I get it. I will say, myself, Kawhi we’re doing everything we can. I train every summer to try and win a championship. I don’t take my summers for granted, neither does Kawhi … we’re gonna get this shit right at some point.” – 3:09 PM
PG on podcast, cont’d:
“So I get it. I will say, myself, Kawhi we’re doing everything we can. I train every summer to try and win a championship. I don’t take my summers for granted, neither does Kawhi … we’re gonna get this shit right at some point.” – 3:09 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
PG on podcast cont’d
“… and then boom there’s something that happens, whether I get injured, Kawhi get injured. Or years before I got here. Not having a star player or not being able to get over the hump.” – 3:07 PM
PG on podcast cont’d
“… and then boom there’s something that happens, whether I get injured, Kawhi get injured. Or years before I got here. Not having a star player or not being able to get over the hump.” – 3:07 PM
Christian Wood @Chriswood_5
We know the truth . Stop putting out these 🧢 articles. I’ll tell the real story when the time is right . – 2:31 PM
We know the truth . Stop putting out these 🧢 articles. I’ll tell the real story when the time is right . – 2:31 PM
More on this storyline
Paul Pierce: If I’m Kawhi Leonard, I would really consider retirement. This has a lot to do with what his body has been through. -via YouTube / May 4, 2023
Paul Pierce: Being unreliable has nothing to do with their talent. Kawhi Leonard has probably been the most unreliable, and unlucky. That’s just unlucky to deal with what he’s had to deal with, injury-wise. Because he’s one of the greatest athletes. If you look at the way he’s put together, he’s strong, in shape….But you have to be good and lucky. It has nothing to do with the weights or the load management. You can be the best athlete in the world but sometimes the injury bug just somehow creeps up on you, -via YouTube / May 4, 2023
One of the biggest admirers and a big San Antonio Spurs fan, Skip Bayless believes the former FMVP with the Spurs is leaving the Clippers in the summer or mid-season (February 2024). The veteran analyst supported his claim by bringing up the fact that once a team hurts Leonard in some way, they never get back on his good books. “Next year (2024-25), he [Kawhi Leonard] will have a player option. So, it’s possible he will demand a trade next season (2023-24) or ahead of next season’s trade deadline,” Bayless said on the latest episode of The Skip Bayless Show. -via BolaVip / April 29, 2023
Doc Rivers: My first year with Paul Pierce was rough. We argued, we bumped heads. My coming to Jesus moment with Paul was, we lost a game (Note: The Celtics actually won the game, with the Bucks, though the rest of Rivers’ recollection is accurate). I took him out with four minutes left and sat him. And didn’t put him back in. So, I’m in the hallway, ’cause I’ve got to talk to the team now after the game. And the players are pissed now too. They’re pissed at Paul, but they’re pissed at me too, ’cause I took him out. And I said ‘Paul, I’m going to say this up front, and I’m going to say it in front of everyone, just so everyone’s clear. I ain’t changing. I really believe, I know what’s better for you. And I’m not changing. So call Danny (Ainge, the Celtics’ GM). Or the owners. And if you want to try and get me fired, I’m cool with that. But I am not going to allow you to waste what you are. Then I’m not doing my job. And I have to coach you to who I think you should be some day, not to who you are today. And if you can’t handle that, that’s cool. But I’m telling you, I’m not changing. And if you don’t move the ball and want to play right tomorrow, you’re sitting again.’ And I said ‘I want everybody to hear that, so it’s out there.’ -via The Athletic / April 27, 2023