If Paul Pierce is still playing, he probably won’t be touching a basketball anytime soon.
The Hall of Famer posted a photo to his Instagram Story of himself lying in a hospital bed before revealing his gruesome injury.
Pierce, 46, then shared a photo that Instagram deemed “sensitive content,” and rightly so.
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Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce, 34, faces New York Knicks point guard during Game 6 of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden in Boston on May 3, 2013. , drives the ball with Pablo Prigioni (9 years old). (David Butler II/USA Today Sports)
The tip of his right ring finger was bent sideways and appeared to have blood on it.
“I just broke a few fingers and I’m going to have surgery on one of them,” Pearce wrote in the caption.
A bandage was then placed on the finger.
Paul Pierce suffered a serious finger injury on Friday. (Paul Pearce Instagram)
It is unclear how Pierce was injured. He had posted a podcast clip earlier in the day.
Pierce said he was undergoing surgery. (Paul Pearce Instagram)
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He played 19 years in the NBA, 15 of them with the Celtics in Boston, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021 after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in 2008 to win their only NBA title.
It’s certainly not the worst injury Pierce has sustained.
He was stabbed 11 times at a Boston nightclub in September 2000 and underwent lung surgery about a month before starting his third NBA season.
Former Boston Celtics player Paul Pierce carries the game ball before a game against the Toronto Raptors at TD Garden in Boston on October 22, 2021. (Brian Fluharty/USA Today Sports)
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Pierce averaged 19.7 points on 44.5 percent shooting during his career.
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