The truth is indisputable.
As the NBA season heats up, the Post reports that Paul Pierce is likely to join FS1’s “Undisputed” as a contributor.
The deal has not yet been finalized, but could be completed as early as this week, the people said.
A Fox Sports spokesperson declined to comment.
Since Shannon Sharpe left the show last summer, “Undisputed” has shifted its focus to panel shows rather than one-on-one debates.
Skip Bayless regularly flanks Keyshawn Johnson, with regular contributors including Michael Irvin, Richard Sherman, and Rachel Nichols.
Pierce, 46, is one of the best basketball players of the 21st century and was a 10-time All-Star with the Celtics.
He won Finals MVP in the 2007-2008 championship and is enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
As a talking head, he co-hosts the podcast “Ticket & The Truth” with former teammate Kevin Garnett and is not shy about expressing his strong opinions.
Pearce appeared on “Undisputed” a few times last fall, but the spot apparently went well enough that there was a desire to appear in more.
Pierce previously worked as an NBA analyst at ESPN, but lost his job in 2021 after posting videos on Instagram of him playing poker and smoking marijuana at a party that appeared to include adult entertainment. I was fired.
Two years later, Pierce still couldn’t understand what he had done wrong to get the boots.
“I got fired for entertaining. I’m playing cards. It’s my son’s birthday. The girls are dancing. They’re blowing down trees. What did I do wrong?” ” he asked on the “I Am Athlete” podcast.
He also revealed why he posted the video in the first place.
“I don’t go to concerts either, I was just feeling how I was feeling.” [hair] There was a cut or something and it popped behind me,” Pierce said.
