The Truth is not in dispute.
Paul Pierce is likely joining FS1’s “Undisputed” in a contributor role as the NBA season heats up, The Post has learned.
Sources said the deal is not finalized but could be as soon as this week.
A Fox Sports spokesperson declined to comment.
Since Shannon Sharpe left the program last summer, “Undisputed” has pivoted to be more of a panel show than being centered on one-on-one debate.
Paul Pierce is likely joining the cast of FS1’s ‘Undisputed’ in a regular contributor role, sources told The Post. FS1 Explore More
Skip Bayless is regularly flanked by Keyshawn Johnson, while others such as Michael Irvin, Richard Sherman and Rachel Nichols have been regular contributors.
Pierce, 46, is one of the best basketball players of the 21st Century, and was a 10-time All-Star with the Celtics.
He won the Finals MVP during their 2007-08 championship run and is enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
As a talking head, he co-hosts the “Ticket & The Truth” podcast with his former teammate Kevin Garnett and does not shy away from giving strong opinions.
Pierce appeared on “Undisputed” a couple of times last fall, and the spots clearly went well enough that there was an appetite for more.
Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce celebrates with his MVP trophy after beating the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball championship in Boston, June 17, 2008. REUTERS Pierce was previously an NBA analyst at ESPN, but was fired from the job in 2021 after he posted a video on Instagram in which he was playing poker and smoking marijuana at a party that appeared to also feature some adult entertainment.
Two years later, Pierce still could not figure out what he did wrong to get the boot.
“I got fired for having some entertainment. I’m playing cards. It’s my boy’s birthday. It’s girls dancing. We’re blowing some tree. What did I do wrong?” he asked the “I Am Athlete” podcast.
He also revealed the reason he posted the video in the first place.
“I don’t ever go live either, I was just feeling my [hair] cut or something, and then it was popping behind me,” Pierce said.
