All that walking has Paul Pierce in hater mode.<\/p>\n
The former Celtics legend, who had to embark on an eight-mile, 20-hour walking trip to the FS1 studios<\/a> in Los Angeles after the Knicks shockingly won Game 2 in Boston, attempted to throw some water on the Knicks\u2019 raucous celebration after they eliminated his beloved team in Game 6<\/a> on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n Pierce harped on the Knicks beating a Celtics squad at less than 100 percent due to Jayson Tatum\u2019s absence since Game 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cPacers \u2018gon pop ya\u2019ll, though. Ya\u2019ll know that, right?\u201d Pierce said on te Knicks\u2019 Eastern Conference finals foe while sitting outside and holding a red Solo Cup, as seen in a video posted to social media. <\/p>\n \u201cYa\u2019ll know that the Pacers is gonna get ya\u2019ll. So I don\u2019t even want hear all that, like, ya\u2019ll feeling good, ya\u2019ll beat an injured Celtics team. Ya\u2019ll beat a Celtics injured team. We didn\u2019t have our All-NBA player, First Team, MVP candidate, who led us in all these categories. Ya know, whatever. But shoutout to New York.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul Pierce after the Knicks eliminated the Celtics from the Playoffs<\/p>\n \u201cPacers gonna pop y\u2019all. Pacers gonna get y\u2019all\u2026 y\u2019all beat an injured Celtics team.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/VKsU6ODTBN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) May 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n That Pierce would be a Knicks hater is not shocking, considering he spent 15 of his 19 seasons in Boston competing against them in the Atlantic Division, plus another two in the Eastern Conference as a member of the Nets and Wizards before finishing his career with the Clippers.<\/p>\n His final game as a Celtic was a loss to the Knicks during the 2013 playoffs.<\/p>\n Pierce during his walk after losing a Game 2 bet. Giles Harrison<\/p>\n Seeing the Knicks do the same to the 2024-25 Celtics in their championship repeat attempt clearly did not sit well with Pierce, especially due to the compounding personal and health factors.<\/p>\n Pierce wagered in Game 2 a grueling trip to the office if the Celtics could not beat the Knicks at home after a Game 1 collapse and the Knicks again stormed back from 20 down to steal that game.<\/p>\n Paul Pierce talks after the Celtics\u2019 Game 6 loss. @fullcourtpass\/X<\/p>\n He then swore off doing such a bet ever again.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t believe this,\u00a0Celtics got me out\u00a0here like this,\u201d Pierce said during his walk. \u201cI\u2019m really walking out here like this. I got a long walk to go.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow The Post\u2019s coverage of the Knicks in the 2025 NBA Playoffs<\/p>\n Sports+ subscribers: Sign up for Inside the Knicks<\/a> to get daily newsletter coverage and join Expert Take<\/a> for insider texts about the series.<\/p>\n The Knicks eventually grabbed a 3-1 series lead before the Celtics\u2019 chances of winning took a major hit with Tatum\u2019s injury, with Boston losing its best player and one of the league\u2019s to stars.<\/p>\n The Celtics managed to win Game 5 at home but no-showed Game 6.<\/p>\n The Knicks are four wins away from the NBA Finals. JASON SZENES\/ NY POST<\/p>\n Boston also dealt with a mysterious illness that hampered Kristaps Porzingis, who barely made a dent on this series.<\/p>\n Pierce is now hitching his wagon to the fourth-seeded Pacers in a rematch of last year\u2019s second-round series in which Indiana ousted the Knicks in seven games.<\/p>\n The Knicks have been installed as betting favorites.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t