Paul Pierce: Celtics feel sorry how they trade Isaiah Thomas to Cleveland

Paul Pierce will have his Celtics no.34 jersey retired on February 11.
The Truth explained on ESPN why the Celtics decided to show also a video tribute to Isaiah Thomas the same day.

Per ESPN, Earlier in the day, before Thomas' tweet, Pierce explained why he objected to plans to honor Thomas on Feb. 11.
"(Thomas) had a shot to be honored," Pierce said. "You came to Boston. Whether you are playing or not, you should have had your tribute then. I just don't see how, if someone is having a jersey retirement, they're going to be running other tributes for other players.
"Danny tried to sell me on it, but I told him, 'He had a shot, Danny, and he punked you on it. He pretty much dictated everything.' They let it happen because they felt sorry how (the trade to Cleveland) went down. It's guilt. That's what it is."


Isaiah Thomas with a tweet asked the Celtics not to run his video tribute.

I'd like to thank the Celtics for their gracious offer to play a video tribute on Feb 11th celebrating my 3yrs in Boston. But since it appears this has caused some controversy w/ Paul Pierce's night I'd ask the Celtics instead to focus all of their attention on #34's career.

— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) 17 gennaio 2018