Paul Pierce recently sat down with Kevin Garnett for a livestream of the NBA Finals, and Pierce's actions quickly went viral online. Pierce appeared to be drunk at one point, and he also introduced Kevin to a woman he said he rented as his "girlfriend for the day."
Following the viral moment, Stephen A. Smith addressed his former ESPN colleague on his YouTube show. He stated, "Things started to go off the rails quickly because fans noticed that Paul Pierce was apparently drunk, or at least his behavior seemed to be that of an individual who was drunk, slurring his speech, and all of this other stuff."
Stephen A. then addressed Pierce, stating, "There’s certain stuff that you just can't do, not when you're working in corporate America, damn sure. Not when you're working for Disney [which owns ESPN]. Don't act like you didn't know what the moral clause is. You looked like you had a lot of strippers in your house. You have some weed going on everywhere in, alcohol and all of this other stuff."