Paul Pierce recently elevated eyebrows by claiming Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was no longer one of the five best players in the NBA during a KG Certified broadcast on Showtime with Kevin Garnett. The interaction simply highlighted the interest Dave Portnoy has in bringing the pair to Barstool Sports.
During the NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game Saturday evening, Garnett said James’ play proved he’s still one of the best in the game. Pierce staunchly disagreed, before claiming Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, and Jayson Tatum as players that were all better than the four-time champion.
The interaction between Garnett and Piece garnered nearly 6 million views on social media, with the two arguing about whether or not either one knew anything about basketball.
The interaction featured the two eventually shouting at each other, which caught the eye of Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.
Portnoy — a noted Boston sports fan — claimed he admires the two former Celtics stars, and would love to bring them to his company.
“My bi monthly post saying I’d give my left arm to have these guys on Barstool Network,” Portnoy wrote in a post to X, as he shared the video of the interaction.
The two former NBA greats wouldn’t be the first former stars to join Barstool Sports. Pat McAfee, Deion Sanders, Alex Rodriguez, Jake Arrieta, and Arian Foster are just a few of the names that have done work with the digital outlet in recent years.
