Even in his heyday, Paul Pierce was never a freak athlete.
So whatever the 39-year-old version of Pierce had in mind when he went up for a dunk against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, he probably didn't envision it like this.
Pierce missed the dunk, and ended up on his back out of bounds. Chris Paul, who gave Pierce the ball in the first place, showed up for a little comic relief. The point guard feigned giving his teammate CPR after the fall, cracking up pretty much everyone, including Pierce.
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Now that's leadership.