NBA Hall of Famer says getting stabbed 11 times was a reality check: 'Shouldn't be in the streets'

Former Boston Celtic Paul Pierce reflected on the night he was stabbed 11 times in Boston, saying the near-fatal attack 'motivated me to be on the court.'

stabbed 11 timesHe played all 82 games that season. In his career, he was named an All-Star 10 times, won an NBA title in 2008 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021.

The Celtics legend points to that near-fatal night as the turning point, not only in his basketball career, but in his life. "Me going through that incident, it was just like, ‘Man, I really need to focus on basketball. I shouldn’t really be in the streets or chasing girls or going to the club.’ It’s like, ‘I really just need to zero back in on basketball.’ And that took up my whole life at that point from there on out."that season, which, in his eyes, was a snub. But he made sure that wouldn't be an option again.

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