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About him

Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977 in Oakland,

California), nicknamed The Truth, is an Americanprofessional 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 the1998 NBA Draft. He is an seven-time All-Star, four-time All-

NBA team selection and also led Boston to an appearance in

the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002 and the 2008

championship. He was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP in

his first trip to the NBA Finals.

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High school

Pierce was raised in Inglewood, a suburb of Los Angeles,

California, where he was the star of Inglewood High School's

basketball team during his junior and senior years. He was cut

from the varsity team his freshman and sophomore years, and

even thought about transferring schools, but eventuallydecided to work harder and keep trying to make the team. He

also participated in the 1995 McDonald's All-American Game

alongside future NBA stars Kevin Garnett, Stephon Marbury,

Vince Carter, and Antawn Jamison, and was a contestant inthe game's Slam Dunk Contest, which was won by Carter.

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College career

Pierce averaged 16.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in his

three seasons at the University of Kansas, where he majored

in Crime and Delinquency Studies, and earned MVP honors

in the Big 12 Conference Tournament in both 1997 and 1998.

Pierce played for Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams atKansas. He entered the NBA Draft after his junior year and

was selected with the 10th overall pick in the first round of

the 1998 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

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Stabbing incident

On September 25, 2000, Pierce was stabbed 11 times in the

face, neck, and back and had a bottle smashed over his head

while at the Buzz Club, a late night dance club in Boston's

theatre district. He had to undergo lung surgery to repair the

damage. Nevertheless, Pierce was the only Celtic to start all

82 games in the 200001 season. Also, witnesses say that

Pierce was attempting to separate the fighters when he was

stabbed. Tony Battie, Pierce's teammate at the time, along

with his brother, saved him by rushing him to a nearbyhospital after the near-fatal stabbing.

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Personal life

Has been featured in several video games. In the video gameNBABallers, Pierce gives viewers a tour of his hometown of Inglewoodin a helicopter over Los Angeles.

His half brother Jay Hosey played basketball for Wyoming, andanother half brother Steve Hosey played right field for the SanFrancisco Giants.

Has a charitable foundation known as The Truth Fund, whichlends support to children from the greater Boston area andCalifornia inner cities.

His nickname, The Truth, was accorded him by Shaquille O'Neal.

After a Lakers' victory over the Celtics in 2001, O'Neal pulled aBoston reporter over and gestured toward his notepad. "Take thisdown," said O'Neal. "My name is Shaquille O'Neal and Paul Pierceis the truth. Quote me on that and don't take nothing out. I knew hecould play, but I didn't know he could play like this. Paul Pierce isthe truth."

Made a cameo appearance in the movie The Game Plan.

Made a cameo in the music video "Tight Whips" by the 504 Boyz.Starting on September 19, 2008, pre-recorded footage of himspeaking and screaming is part of theHangin' Tough encore ofNew Kids on the Block: Live tour.

On April 4, 2008 he had a baby girl, Prianna Lee, in Boston,Massachusetts.

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Paul Pierce and his fiancee Julie

Landrum had their baby girl Prianna

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Thank you!!!