‘A number of alcohol’ behind stripper video that bought Paul Pierce fired by ESPN

Greater than two years later, Paul Pierce’s firing from ESPN over a racy video continues to be a degree of fascination.

Pierce was conversing with Lance Armstrong on Fox’s “Stars on Mars” about how he bought terminated by the community for happening Instagram and sharing a video involving strippers and poker.

“I used to be at my boy’s celebration, we was taking part in poker, and there was women simply there dancing and alcohol — quite a lot of alcohol,” Pierce mentioned.

“It was an enormous outdated controversy.”

Pierce, 45, then rapidly clarified that there wasn’t something “unlawful happening.”

Armstrong requested him who shared it on social media.

“I by accident did — my dumb ass,” Pierce answered.

Later, Pierce advised cameras, “Yeah, I misplaced my job at ESPN over it. All of us make some errors. However I wouldn’t be on ‘Mars’ if that didn’t occur. See? Issues occur for a motive.”

In April, Pierce was also laughing about his firing and questioning what he had executed to really deserve it.

“I bought fired for having some leisure. I’m taking part in playing cards. It’s my boy’s birthday. It’s women dancing. We’re blowing some tree. What did I do flawed?” he requested on the “I’m Athlete” podcast.

Pierce additionally defined why he selected to go reside on social media within the second, one thing that he says is a rarity for him.

“I don’t ever go reside both, I used to be simply feeling my [hair] lower or one thing, after which it was popping behind me,” Pierce mentioned.

Pierce was a 10-time NBA All-Star and was the MVP of the 2007-08 NBA Finals, wherein the Celtics defeated the Lakers in six video games.

“Stars on Mars” airs on Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.