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NBA legend Paul Pierce hospitalized with gruesome injury

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NBA legend Paul Pierce has revealed that he was taken to hospital with a gruesome injury.
  • Paul Pierce posted photos of himself lying in a hospital bed on Friday afternoon.
  • He also shared two graphic images of the nasty finger injury he had suffered.
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NBA legend Paul Pierce has revealed that he is in the hospital with a serious finger injury.

The Boston Celtics legend surprised fans when took Instagram to share a photo of him lying in a hospital bed.

He also shared images of a horrific finger injury that showed severe cuts and blood covering his hand.

It’s unclear what happened, but the tip of Pierce’s finger appears to be facing away from the rest of the finger.

The 46-year-old NBA Hall of Famer added: “I’m fine, by the way, I broke a couple of fingers and I’m having surgery on one.”

NBA legend Paul Pierce has revealed that he was taken to hospital with a gruesome injury.

Pierce posted two photos of his finger injury.

There was a deep cut and it looked like it had been bent strangely.

Pierce posted two photos of his finger, which was cut and appeared to have been bent strangely.

Pierce also posted a photo of him lying in a hospital bed but did not explain how it happened.

Pierce also posted a photo of him lying in a hospital bed but did not explain how it happened.

Earlier on Friday, Pierce posted a short clip of him in the Fox Sports studio as he prepared to appear on ‘Undisputed.’

Pierce, a ten-time NBA All-Star who won a ring with the Boston Celtics in 2008, played 19 seasons in the NBA, averaging nearly 20 points, six rebounds and four rebounds.

It comes at the end of a tumultuous week for Pierce in which he was also accused of saying a racial slur on air.

In an ‘Undisputed’ segment about the Pacers’ 121-89 victory over the Knicks, Pierce was amazed by New York’s Donte DiVincenzo’s scoring line.

Pierce appeared to say the N-word in clips of the incident and that led many to post on social media in surprise that Pierce’s mistake could be another setback for Fox’s morning sports talk show.

The Fox Sports basketball analyst was accused of saying the N-word on air earlier this week.

The Fox Sports basketball analyst was accused of saying the N-word on air earlier this week.

Pierce was talking about the Knicks-Pacers game when clips showed him appearing to say it.

Pierce was talking about the Knicks-Pacers game when clips showed him appearing to say it.

It wasn’t the first time Pierce got in trouble for his public actions while working in television.

He was previously fired by ESPN in April 2021 for posting live on Instagram during a poker game.

During that live broadcast, he was seen surrounded by bikini-clad women who were twerking and rubbing their shoulders. In the video, Pierce is also seen drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana.

ESPN fired him three days later, ending a relationship that began in 2017.

Pierce began and ended his career as a Celtic. He spent his first 15 years with the team, winning the 2008 NBA title and being named to 10 All-Star teams.

Pierce, a ten-time NBA All-Star, won a championship ring with the Boston Celtics in 2008.

Pierce, a ten-time NBA All-Star, won a championship ring with the Boston Celtics in 2008.

Only John Havlicek played more season with the Celtics, who retired Pierce’s number 36 jersey.

Pierce finished as the Celtics’ all-time leader in three-point field goals (1,823), free throws (6,434) and steals (1,583), and his 24,021 career points trail only Havlicek.

He was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2013, spent 2014-15 with Washington and played his final two seasons for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Pierce re-signed with Boston in 2017 so he could retire as a Celtic.

He was first nominated to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame with the Class of 2021.

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