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10 most annoying NBA players and personalities

Jun 10, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) exchanges words with Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the fourth quarter in game four of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. The Warriors won 108-97. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Paul Pierce, Los Angeles Clippers

Feb 13, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; LA Clippers forward Paul Pierce (34) yells at Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (not pictured) from the bench area during the first half at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports

Everyone has an uncle who’s memory is a little off. It’s the uncle who had to walk five miles in the snow to school every day, uphill both ways. The uncle who — no matter what you do — swears up and down that he did it better.

Paul Pierce is the NBA’s version of that. Heck, sitting on the Clippers bench, he even looks like someone’s uncle.

Over the last year is when Pierce has really gone from NBA legend to annoying hypocrite.

Pierce has been a critic of the concept of “super teams,” which you can read about here. Apparently he believes that his Boston Celtics teammates were more noble when they signed contracts and whined their way out of them than free agents who changed teams.

Pierce’s most-recent feud with Draymond Green (more on him shortly) has also exposed more of his hypocrisy. After Green mocked Pierce for not getting a great ovation, Pierce took to Twitter to respond.

Okay, it wasn’t unprovoked. Still, let’s think about a few things.

Is blowing a 3-1 lead really worse than blowing a 3-2 lead when your opponent fails to score 90 points in either game, you had a 13-point second half lead in Game 7, and the other team’s best player (Kobe Bryant) was only 6-for-24 in that game?

Additionally, how do Pierce’s Clippers teammates feel about the 3-1 jabs? They did blow the same lead to the Houston Rockets only two years ago, right before Pierce signed in Los Angeles. They also blew a 2-0 series lead against Portland last season.

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