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NBA legend Paul Pierce posts bizarre two word response after ‘video of him partying with strippers appeared online’
FORMER NBA star Paul Pierce posted a bizarre two-word response on social media on Sunday after backlash over an Instagram video in which he appeared to be partying with strippers.
The married, father-of-three faced criticism over the raunchy footage posted in the early hours of Saturday morning in which he received a neck massage from a bikini-clad woman.
Pierce filmed a woman twerking on the ground as he partied during an Instagram live stream on Saturday morning[/caption]
Pierce also streamed himself smoking in the early hours of Saturday morning[/caption]
The former Boston Celtics player is now an analyst with ESPN[/caption]
Pierce didn’t acknowledge the video but tweeted ‘good morning’ even though it was evening time in Los Angeles[/caption]
Pierce added a comment about the NCAA Final Four game[/caption]
Another woman twerked on the floor in the background as the 43-year-old ex-Boston Celtics player downed shots and smoked.
He and his friends appeared to be playing poker as they threw chips at the women dancing.
“Good morning,” Pierce tweeted just before 11pm EST on Saturday night, almost 24 hours after the controversial video.
According to the live stream, he is currently in Los Angeles which would have made it evening time when he sent the tweet.
Paul Pierce streamed live as he took shots with scantily-clad women[/caption]
A woman in an orange bikini gave Pierce a massage during the livestream[/caption]
Pierce streamed live as he took shots in the early hours of Saturday morning[/caption]
The ESPN host didn’t acknowledge the footage which was widely shared on social media and only added a further tweet about the NCAA’s Final Four game.
“What a shot!!!! Omg Gonzaga,” he wrote of the epic finish which saw No. 1 Gonzaga defeat No. 11 UCLA.
Fans commented below asking for an explanation for Pierce’s antics the previous night.
“Not cool last night. You know better. You are a role model to people,” one wrote.
“You got some explaining to do,” another said.
“Bruh,” added Marcus Spears, a fellow analyst at ESPN.
ESPN has not yet commented on the actions of its analyst[/caption]
Bruh
— Marcus Spears (@mspears96) April 4, 2021
Viewers had also commented on the live stream the night before, apparently trying to remind the NBA All-Star of his ten-year marriage.
“What does his wife think?” one asked.
Pierce appeared unfazed, however, as he interacted with the audience, telling one woman watching the stream, “You could make some money, girl.”
“Stop playing. … Monica, whatcha’ doing? If you’re in L.A., come through,” he added.
ESPN has not yet commented on the video as social media users claim that he could be disciplined for the raunchy footage.
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“Paul Pierce woke up down $100k and with 12 voicemails from ESPN Human Resources,” NBA reporter Tyler Conway wrote.
Pierce, who has been an analyst for ESPN’s Get Up and The Jump, has been married to his wife Julie for ten years.
The couple first began dating during the All-Star weekend back in 2005 and have two daughters and a son.
