Paul Pierce shed light on his at-home club, ‘Shiznit’ recently on the ‘Forgotten Seasons’ podcast. He noted that he started ‘Shiznit’ at home as a way to celebrate and party with his teammates after his infamous 2000 stabbing at a nightclub, with security and comfort.
“For people who don’t know what Shiznit is, in Boston I had a really great basement to where, I had a bar, a pool table, a movie screen… I’ll tell you the reason I did this. I would have the guys come to my house and hang out and it would be a private party instead of us going. And I knew we would be safe. I had food for us, we had security, and I would just do it at my house…”
“This is after the stabbing incident, I would do more stuff at the house because I knew it would be safe, it’d be controlled, it’d be friends, family, close people that I know and my teammates know. We made a fun night, especially on days when we didn’t have practice the next day. I was like ‘Alright, guys, we got Shiznit coming up, we can go to my house and hang out, have a good time, and not have to worry about looking over our shoulder.”
Pierce then revealed the all-time First-Shiznit team, the five best party-goers at his club. He mentioned Ricky Davis, Gary Payton, Tony Allen, his cousin David, and Justin Reed as the best partiers at Shiznit, and also mentioned that Kendrick Perkins, Al Jefferson, and Gerald Green were not allowed to come because they were underage.
“Top 5 Shiznit players? First-team All-Shiznit? Definitely Ricky D (Davis), definitely Gary Payton, definitely Tony Allen… GP did not want to be in Boston but once he came to the first Shiznit, he was like, ‘I’ll be good here. I’ll be good here in Boston’. Then I have to say… Teammates only?…”
“My cousin David is definitely first-team All-Shiznit… I didn’t let Perk and Al Jefferson come because they weren’t over 21… We had a good time. Gerald Green couldn’t come either because he was underage. J Reed (Justin Reed), Rest in Peace, J Reed, one of my ex-teammates, passed a few years back. He was a loyal soldier.”
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Pierce made a smart decision by partying at home, especially after his safety was compromised due to the stabbing incident in 2000. And from the way he spoke about it, it seems like Pierce had some fun memories at ‘Club Shiznit’. One can only imagine the parties that took place there, and how wild they were.
Paul Pierce Got Real About Emotional Impact Of Stabbing Incident In 2000
Paul Pierce spoke candidly about the 2000 stabbing incident in Boston. He noted that he wondered how he was able to survive, and wondered whether he would be able to play again. However, basketball brought him mental peace, and he was ready to defy the doctor’s instructions to continue playing the game.
“I don’t even know how I’m alive truthfully when I look back at it. I’m a true believer in God. He knows what your time is and it wasn’t my time… I talked about the incident and being in the club, being stabbed by like multiple men and three different knives and well people don’t know I played because I played through pain.”
“Being on the court was the only thing that gave me peace. Because I’m traumatized, I’m in my house, I’m scared but at the same time, I’m paranoid. I can’t sleep. I had to wear like a vest. This is what people don’t know, I had to wear a vest underneath my uniform.”
“So, I disobey doctor’s orders, I practice before I was supposed to practice. I wore like a damn near bulletproof vest or whatever kind of vest they got for me and I just played through it until I healed and I really didn’t heal until after the season.”
Luckily, Pierce survived the incident and came out of it with no major long-term health consequences. Pierce could have very easily been one of the many ‘what-if?’ stories of the NBA – a promising young player who suffered a tragedy and cannot materialize their initial promise.
But not only did Pierce survive the incident, but went on to have an incredible career after it. Pierce went on to become an NBA champion in 2008, even winning the Finals MVP trophy. He would become a 10-time All-Star and made 4 All-NBA teams in his career.
Pierce’s career is impressive by itself, but when you consider how easily it could have all gone away, and what he overcame to get there, it becomes even more impressive.
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