Former Celtics great Paul Pierce was at TD Garden for Sunday’s Game 7 to work on ESPN’s postgame broadcast. But as the fourth quarter was set to begin, Pierce had something to say to LeBron James.
New footage emerged from TNT producer Mike Goldfarb, which showed Pierce shouting something at a stoic LeBron. We don’t know what was said (maybe it was trash talk or maybe it was just some friendly banter), but LeBron didn’t engage with Pierce nonetheless.
Hadn’t seen this angle til now. C’s fans can blame Paul Pierce for poking the bear in Game 7 pic.twitter.com/0LwspT4Hy2 — Mike Goldfarb (@MikeGoldFool) May 30, 2018
Was Pierce poking the bear? It looked possible given that Pierce and LeBron would have two more exchanges during the quarter.
After Jayson Tatum’s posterizing dunk on LeBron, an animated Pierce shouted towards the court before saying to the crowd, “Oh my God.”
Then, as the Cavaliers pulled away in the final moments of the game, LeBron stared in Pierce’s direction and yelled. Someone else in the crowd then patted Pierce on the back.
LeBron scored 35 points in the series-clinching win.