for the die-hard Celtics fans

There's a lengthy, well-written article on the life and career of Paul Pierce in the new Sports Illusatrated.

"There stands Paul Pierce. The Celtics forward, once the seeming embodiment of what Jordan sneeringly called "New Jack players"—underachieving and self-involved, persona non grata with the national team after leading it to its implosion in 2002, bearer of a contract that will pay him $18,077,903 this season—is hunched over. He's a wreck. Havlicek hands him the trophy, and Pierce dips his head onto the legend's right shoulder. Pierce lifts his head, tears streaming down his cheeks, and it suddenly becomes clear that we're witnessing a rare moment in modern sports: not market-tested, not spun, close to pure."

full article here

And another SI article on the divergent paths of former Timberwolves teammates KG and Stephon Marbury here















And finally, Big Baby throws a tantrum: