Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Walked 20 Miles To Fox Studio After Bold Prediction Goes Horribly Wrong

Boston Celtics fable Paul Pierce will beryllium getting his steps successful aft his Game 2 Celtics-Knicks prediction ended terribly for him. 

The Celtics blew a 20-point lead successful Game 1, falling to the Knicks successful overtime successful Boston. But Pierce, sticking pinch his erstwhile squad, made a bold prediction earlier Game 2's tipoff.

"If nan Celtics suffer Game 2 astatine home, I committedness you, I’m stepping present tomorrow," he said. "I’m stepping here. I’m stepping present 15 miles. I’m stepping present successful my robe, nary shoes on, barefeet. If nan Celtics lose," Pierce said connected FS1’s "Speak," referring to a Fox workplace successful Los Angeles.

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Former NBA subordinate Paul Pierce May 14, 2018, successful New York City.  (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Pierce mightiness person jinxed his Celtics, because they blew different 20-point lead Wednesday night, falling to nan Knicks, 91-90. 

After watching nan Celtics crumble, Pierce took to X to station conscionable really acold his locomotion would beryllium to get to activity connected time.

And Pierce appeared to make bully connected his promise, appearing connected Instagram Live to seizure himself stepping to nan studio, clothes and all. 

"This is crazy, dog. I can’t judge this. C’s sewage maine retired present for illustration this," Pierce said. "I’m sweating. So, I’m astir 4 miles successful correct now. So, I deliberation I sewage different 16 miles?"

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His erstwhile teammate, Kevin Garnett, moreover spotted him connected nan broadside of nan road. 

When Pierce yet made it to nan Fox studio, he arrived wrong connected a wheelchair aft his "walk of shame."

Paul Pierce of nan Brooklyn Nets during a crippled against nan Detroit Pistons April 4, 2014, astatine nan Barclays Center successful Brooklyn, N.Y. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Pierce made his stake connected unrecorded TV, but fewer Celtics fans astir apt thought they'd rustle different crippled for illustration they did successful Game 1. However, they were ice-cold from nan section yet again, shooting 25% from 3-point range. 

Even worse, nan Celtics didn’t person a handbasket from nan section for nan last 8:40 of nan 4th quarter, allowing nan Knicks to get correct backmost into it for illustration they did Monday night. 

Jalen Brunson made 2 clutch free throws that gave New York a one-point lead, and Mikal Bridges, who scored 14 points successful nan 4th fourth unsocial to assistance nan Knicks’ comeback, blocked a Jayson Tatum walk to seal nan triumph for illustration he did Monday nighttime erstwhile he ripped nan shot retired of Jaylen Brown’s hands. 

NBA fable Paul Pierce during Game 3 of nan 2022 NBA Finals June 8, 2022, astatine TD Garden successful Boston. (Mark Blinch/NBAE via Getty Images)

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The Knicks and Celtics will extremity disconnected again Saturday day astatine Madison Square Garden.

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