Paul Pierce, like Celtics fans everywhere, couldn't hide his disappointment after losing superstar Jayson Tatum to an Achilles injury.

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.

The Boston Celtics could get eliminated by the New York Knicks on Wednesday as they trail 3-1 in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. In Game 4, the defending champions suffered a significant blow to their roster after All-Star forward Jayson Tatum suffered a non-contact injury.

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.

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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.

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.