Paul Pierce Will Be Retiring As A Member Of The Boston Celtics

BYKyle Rooney85 Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
"I think I owe the fans and I owe myself that much."

Last month Paul Pierce officially announced that this upcoming season will be his last. The 39-year old veteran will be entering his 19th season in the NBA, his second straight with the Clippers in the city where he was raised. 

However, Pierce's NBA career is rooted in Boston which is why he'll be retiring as a member of the Boston Celtics after this year. The 10-time All-Star spent his first 15 NBA seasons in Beantown and recently confirmed that he'll be going out in Celtics green.

“I would love to do that,” Pierce said. “I think I’ll always be remembered as a Celtic. I had all my glory days, all my prime was pretty much as a Boston Celtic. I think I owe the fans and I owe myself that much, just to be able to put that uniform on one more time and go out that way, say I retired a Boston Celtic.”

Pierce will sign a one-day contract with the Cs at the end of the season and his #34 jersey will likely be raised into the rafters at the Boston Garden sometime in the following season. 

About The Author
<b>Sports &amp; Sneakers Writer</b> <!--BR--> New York born and raised. Long-suffering Knicks, Mets &amp; Jets fan who fell in love with sneakers when Allen Iverson laced up the 11s at Georgetown. Commissioner of one of the premier fantasy football leagues in the USA.
...