Biography
Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977 in Oakland, California), also known as The Truth,[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He earned First Team All-America honors in his junior year at Kansas, and has been a starter every season since being selected by the Celtics with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. He is an eight-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA team selection and also led Boston to the NBA Finals in 2008, and 2010, winning the 2008 NBA Finals. He was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP in his first trip to the NBA Finals. Pierce also is one of only three Celtics who have scored over 20,000 points in their career with the Celtics alone. The other two are Larry Bird and John Havlicek. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_pierce
