On September 25th, 2000, Paul Pierce was stabbed in the face, neck, and back 11 times while in a pool room of a nightclub. The attackers were reportedly associated with the very forgettable Boston rap group Made Men.
Fifteen years later, the founding member of Made Men, Benzino, is now a “reality star” on forgettable shows like ‘Marriage Boot Camp,’ and the living legend that is Paul Pierce is now playing for the Clippers. And on Wednesday night, as the Clippers visited Boston in what may be The Truth’s final game in Beantown, Pierce’s teammates honored him by reenacting his stabbing during the pregame introduction – Blake Griffin was not present to participate in the beating of his teammate.
Unfortunately for the Clippers, (about time) All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas was there to deliver multiple daggers, score 36 points, and dish out 11 assists in a 139-134 OT win.
Pierce finished the game with 6 points and three rebounds in 22 minutes.
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- He was cut twice from his High School varsity basketball team and went on to become a California Mr. Basketball.
- His three years at Kansas were good enough for him to have his number retired and end up in the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
- In 1998, he was drafted 10th by the Boston Celtics.
- In 2000, he was stabbed 11 times in the face, neck, and back at a club. The incident motivated him, and he played all 82 games the following season and made the All-Star team 10 times between 2002 and 2012.
- In 2008, he won a Championship and was named Finals MVP.
- In 2017, the Boston Celtics retired his jersey.
- In 2021, he was named one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history.