Pierce adjusting to life in Brooklyn
Looking forward to helping new-look Nets capture first NBA title
After 15 seasons in Boston, 10 All-Star Game appearances as a Celtic, two NBA Finals berths and an historic championship run in 2008, it would be hard to blame Paul Pierce for having a touch of homesickness as he embarks on this new phase of his Hall of Fame-bound career in Brooklyn.
After all, Pierce will eventually have his No. 34 hung from the rafters at Boston’s TD Garden, where he captured NBA Finals MVP honors while helping the Celtics grab their record 17th title, and came within a single victory of repeating the feat in 2010.
So it wasn’t the least bit surprising to see Pierce appear slightly less than thrilled on the dais last month at Barclays Center when the Nets introduced him, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry as the three newest members of our borough’s first major pro sports franchise since the Dodgers left for Los Angeles in 1957.