Knicks Troll Creeps One Step Closer to Getting His Wish

Paul Pierce does not like the New York Knicks. He'd tell you that himself; he consistently bet against them when they challenged his beloved former team, the Boston Celtics, but his Knicks hate-watch hit another level in these Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks now sit in the same 0-2 hole that the Celtics did in the second round before ultimately failing to scrape their way out of a deficit that led to their elimination. Pierce initially got himself in trouble for declaring that Boston would not drop a second-straight game to start the series before he had to pivot to blaming the loss on untimely injuries.

His pre-conference finals prediction to the Knicks? "Pacers gonna pop y'all." He saw the buzzsaw that was the Indiana offense, and bet on the giant-killers to get it done again against a New York team winning with a recipe he didn't trust.

The former player-turned-analyst has enjoyed every minute of the Knicks' failing to win either of the first two games at home, taking to X in victory lapping his pre-series call.