Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce talked himself out of a job on Monday. The Athletic reports Paul Pierce was let go as co-host of “The Speak” by Fox Sports 1, along with co-hosts Joy Taylor and Keyshawn Johnson. Emmanuel Acho also lost his job as co-host of “The Facility.”
The news comes days after Pierce called out LeBron James for not naming him with Kevin Durant as the best-equipped scorer in NBA history.
LeBron praised Durant for being the most equipped scorer in NBA history. But Pierce was offended and thought he also belonged in the same discussion.
“I was probably the best pure scorer in the history of the game, because I was pretty equipped. I’m just saying, I need to be in this conversation,” Pierce said. “I must’ve been one of the most equipped. I think when he talks about him, he talks about efficiency. Cause I shot more bad shots than Kevin… but Kevin, because he’s seven feet, he can get his shot off on anybody. He doesn’t really see defense, you know what I’m saying? That’s why he’s so efficient; there’s nobody at his height on the perimeter. He changed the way you look at perimeter; he pretty much changed the game on the perimeter. Like being a seven-foot two-guard?”
Pierce joined FS1 in 2021 after he was let go from ESPN.
Pierce still collects a check as co-host of a podcast titled “The Truth After Dark with Paul & Azar.”
Paul Pierce encourages Black men in America to follow French Montana’s steps and date a woman from overseas, and says the women in the United States don’t have the same values as the women overseas.
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