Paul Pierce talks racy video that led to ESPN dismissal: ‘We all make some mistakes’

Paul Pierce just lately opened up about his cut up with ESPN greater than two years after he was let go when he posted a video on social media of himself smoking what gave the impression to be marijuana whereas strippers had been massaging him within the background.

Pierce talked concerning the ordeal in an episode of “Stars on Mars.” He mentioned he was at a party and there have been ladies dancing as he was enjoying poker. Pierce mentioned there was “a variety of alcohol” concerned.

He talked concerning the incident with former bicycle owner Lance Armstrong and hip-hop star Tinashe. He known as it a “large ol’ controversy.” Armstrong requested how the video even bought on social media within the first place.

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Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce (34) drives the ball towards the New York Knicks through the first spherical of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at TD Backyard in Boston. (David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports activities/File)

“I unintentionally did, my dumb a–,” Pierce mentioned.

Armstrong replied, “B–ch, how previous are you?”

Tinashe expressed sympathy for the previous Boston Celtics celebrity, saying it wasn’t “that unhealthy” however she might see why ESPN did what they needed to do.

“Yeah, I misplaced my job at ESPN over it,” Pierce mentioned. “All of us make some errors. Perhaps I wouldn’t be on ‘Mars’ if that didn’t occur. See? Issues occur for a motive.”

Pierce additionally talked about the incident in an episode of the “I Am Athlete” podcast again in April.

NBA nice Paul Pierce is honored for being chosen to the NBA seventy fifth Anniversary Crew throughout halftime of the NBA All-Star Recreation at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Feb. 20, 2022. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports activities)

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“I bought fired for what? I bought fired for having some leisure,” Pierce requested through the podcast episode. “I’m enjoying playing cards, [it’s] my boy’s birthday, there’s ladies dancing, and we’re blowing some bushes. What did I do incorrect?”

Peirce talked about {that a} high-level ESPN worker contacted him to tell him that the corporate was conducting an investigation into the video.

He added that the worker questioned him about his actions within the video, to which he responded that it was “self-explanatory.”

Paul Pierce (Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports activities/File)

Pierce added that the group seen his actions as “immoral.”

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“On the finish of the day, it’s Disney, they usually have a morals clause, they usually simply mentioned it was immoral,” he defined.

Fox Information’ Chantz Martin contributed to this report.