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Paul Pierce announces 2016-17 season is his last
- Updated: September 26, 2016
ATLANTA — The 2016-17 NBA season will be the last for Paul Pierce , who made the announcement this morning on The Players’ Tribune.
Pierce is joining the exodus of players from his generation — Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett have all retired since the end of last season. Pierce, who won a championship in Boston with Garnett, will finish his career in his hometown with a Los Angeles Clippers squad expected to be one of the Western Conference’s best teams.
“This is it, my final season,” Pierce wrote. “It’s time to move on from the game of basketball. Just like any difficult decision, I think you’ve got to be at peace with yourself. I’m at peace with retiring, but I’ve got one more ride left. One more season. One more opportunity.”
Pierce will have …
