UPDATED 9/27, 6:00 p.m. ET: Paul Pierce’s opinion on LeBron James' ability to instill fear in the NBA didn’t land well with Draymond Green, who shared a rebuttal of his own to Pierce. Green took to his Instagram story where he shared an image of Pierce and LeBron, alongside Pierce’s remarks, writing, “Enjoy retirement man…you still fear Bron…shut up already! We get it!!!”
Green and Pierce also have a history. In 2019, Green is also signed to Klutch Sports, the same sports management group as LeBron.
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Paul Pierce is catching some slack on social media for saying that the current generation of NBA players are afraid of LeBron James, while his generation wasn't.
"Players today are scared of LeBron," Pierce said. "If they see LeBron standing in front of them, fear shakes in them. I know this. My era is out the league, we weren’t afraid of LeBron. But these guys today, he strikes fear into these guys."
This is just the latest installment in Paul Pierce commentary around LeBron, a player who he has historically struggled playing against in the latter half of his career when James neared his prime in Miami. Fans were sure to point this out as well. Check out some of the jokes they cracked down below.
