Paul Pierce Announces He Will Retire After 2016-17 Season
The former Celtics legend will call it a career after the upcoming season, his 19th in the NBA.
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The former Celtics legend will call it a career after the upcoming season, his 19th in the NBA.
Doc Rivers said that he and the Celtics brass have already discussed letting Paul Pierce retire as a member of the Celtics -- whenever that retirement may come.
It's unclear when exactly Paul Pierce will retire from the NBA, but Doc Rivers wants to make sure he is a member of his original team whenever he elects to hang it up.
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