Unfortunately for Pierce, the Celtics blew a 20-point lead and lost the game by one point. The sports media professional, who was drafted by the Boston team in 1998 and played 15 seasons, kept true to his promise. He documented the long journey on social media.

At least Paul Pierce is self-aware. The Boston Celtics legend was so confident that his former team would win Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Knicks that he said he would make the 20-mile walk to work if they lost again to fall into an 0-2 hole in the Read