The Shocking Truth About Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce's Rivalry

You hear about it, you hear about it, but you really, if you don't see it, you really, really don't know. So 2008 Olympics was right after he and the Lakers got beat by the Celtics. We were in the player lounge, like playing cards. There was four of us playing spades and he came in and there was a little wine. Sat down, brought himself a glass. And he like saw this newspaper and he saw a picture. It was like something about the Lakers series and blah, blah, blah. And it was a picture of Paul Pierce like celebrating. And there was a picture of Paul Pierce. So they had just lost to the Celtics in the finals, like tragically. And in a very, you know, gut wrenching way.