
Paul Pierce expressed his dislike for Nick Wright during a recent episode of *No Fouls Given*. This came after Wright criticized athletes for bringing their children to press conferences.
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Paul Pierce doesnât like LeBron James, and he doesnât like one of LeBronâs biggest media supporters in Nick Wright either.
Wright joined Chris Canty and Maggie Gray this week in calling professional athletes out for bringing their kids to press conferences. This comes on the heels of Joel Embiid being criticized for having his son sit on his lap while taking questions from reporters after the Philadelphia 76ers were swept from the playoffs by the New York Knicks.
Canty accused Embiid of doing it intentionally to avoid tough questions from reporters, while Wright said athletes bringing kids to press conferences should just be banned altogether. Pierce was asked about Wrightâs take on a recent episode of No Fouls Given. And while Pierce didnât have much of an opinion on athletes bringing their kids to press conferences, he did have an opinion to share on Wright. He doesnât like him.
âFirst off, Nick Wright says the most ridiculous things. Period. I mean, Iâm not a fan. He knows it,â Pierce ranted. âHe says some of the most ridiculous things because heâs pissed off. Suddenly, this is something that the players have been doing this for decades. Like decades. Now, itâs a problem when somebody lose and have their kids up there. Itâs okay when you win now? A few weeks ago, he called a kid a clown? Like, come on, though. Is this sports reporting? What is this? Like, what really is he talking about? Like seriously, bro. I canât stand this dude.â
Pierce seems to be referring to Wright calling LaMelo Ball a clown. Harsh analysis? Sure. But LaMelo Ball is 24 years old and a professional athlete, and itâs not like Wright was calling someoneâs kid at a press conference a clown.
Again, Wright is not the first person to have this opinion about kids at press conferences. And the opinion is never about the kids; itâs about the athlete, potentially making it harder for reporters to get answers from them.
Paul Pierce has openly stated that he doesn't like Nick Wright, although he didn't elaborate on the reasons during the discussion.
Nick Wright suggested that athletes should be banned from bringing their children to press conferences, following criticism of Joel Embiid for doing so.
Joel Embiid faced criticism for having his son sit on his lap during a press conference after the Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated from the playoffs.




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The question here is whether Pierce really has an issue with Wright calling on players to stop bringing their kids to press conferences, or if he just has an issue with Wright. This isnât the first time they were at odds with each other. Pierce called Wright out years ago for claiming LeBron was better than Jordan. Wright later called Pierce out for leaving LeBron out of his all-time top 5 NBA players.
Like most sports opinionists, Wright isnât going to be loved by everyone. But as one of the loudest supporters of LeBron James in sports media, Wright really isnât going to be loved by Pierce.
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