Paul Pierce was infamously fired by ESPN in April 2021 after videos of the then-NBA analyst partying went viral on social media. Fast forward nearly two years later, and the Hall of Famer still sounds in disbelief over the sports media giant’s decision to let him go.
Pierce pleaded his case while recalling the notorious story during a recent appearance on the I Am Athlete podcast. During the conversation, Pierce downplayed the circumstances regarding the content in the videos, which he recorded himself via Instagram Live while playing cards with friends, smoking marijuana and surrounded by exotic dancers.
“I got fired for what? I got fired for having some entertainment,” Pierce said, who was released from his contract two days after the videos went viral. “I’m playing cards, it’s my boy’s birthday, it’s girls dancing and we blowing some tree, what did I do wrong?”
