Entering the postseason matchup between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, many around the NBA believed it would be a quick series. Boston swept the regular season series with New York and looked like the much better team.

Paul Pierce promised if his Boston Celtics lost to the New York Knicks in Game 2, he would walk to work in LA. After the Celtics blew another 20-point lead, Pierce got his steps in.

Pierce bet that he'd walk from his home to the local studios of his "Speak" show broadcasting gig for Fox in a bathrobe, a walk of close to 20 miles.

Former Celtics star Paul Pierce's confident talk on Boston's chances in Game 2 against the Knicks aged poorly on Wednesday.

The Celtics were well on their way to taking care of business in Game 2 as they led by 20 points in the third quarter, but things went downhill fast. The Knicks ended the game on a 23-6 run and walked away with a win after Jalen Brunson hit a pair of clutch free throws.

Paul Pierce is a man of his word. The NBA legend and FS1 personality made good on his vow Thursday as he chronicled an hours-long walk to work in a bathrobe after his pregame prediction of the Celtics taking Game 2 over the Knicks failed to come to fruition.

Former Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce has been forced to pay up on a massive bet after the Celtics dropped Game 2 to the New York Knicks.

Paul Pierce had the utmost faith in his former employers to pick up a Game 2 win. He might've taken it a bit too far.

There is something undeniably magnetic about the Boston Celtics lore, especially when the franchise icons are voicing up for their major matches. The post Paul Pierce’s Celtics Loyalty Backfires as Ex-NBA Champ Pressures Him to Pay Up on Bold Promise appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Paul Pierce...Thursday is going to be pretty rough, buddy. The Boston Celtics lost to the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the second round playoff series. The Celtics, who lost to the Knicks in overtime of Game 1 of the second round playoff series,

Former Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce learned a valuable lesson Wednesday: If you make an outlandish prediction on live television, you better be ready to follow through. Pierce paid for that decision Thursday, as he walked 20 miles to the FS1 studio after his Celtics prediction backfired in horrific fashion.