Paul Pierce officially signs with the Clippers

The Clippers’ search for depth at small forward has been answered at least in part by “The Truth.” Paul Pierce officially signed Friday with the Clippers, who are getting a 10-time NBA All-Star and former NBA Finals MVP with extensive playoff experience. Pierce won an NBA championship with Clippers head coach Doc Rivers in 2008 when Rivers coached Pierce in Boston. Pierce, a 17-year NBA veteran, has averaged 20.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for his career, most recently averaging 11.9 points and four rebounds per game last year for the Wizards. The 37-year-old forward turned down a chance to stay in Washington to go back to his hometown in Los Angeles. Pierce, a former Inglewood High School star, now has a chance to spend the tail end of his masterful career in the city where he grew up.