Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce was reportedly arrested under suspicion of DUI on Los Angeles on Tuesday, California Highway Patrol told multiple news stations in California and Boston.
Pierce, 47, was reportedly found sleeping behind the wheel of his car on a Los Angeles freeway after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Officers were initially called out to the area to investigate a multi-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of the 101 freeway. While investigating that crash, officers noticed a Range Rover SUV stopped in one of the lanes on the freeway south of the crash.
Pierce was reportedly found asleep at the wheel of the Range Rover. Officers claimed they noticed signs of impairment from Pierce and began a DUI investigation. He was arrested under suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Pierce’s case will be “presented to the Los Angeles City Attorney for review,” per WCVB.
While Pierce spent nearly his entire NBA career in Boston, he was born — and grew up — in California. Pierce was born in Oakland and played high school basketball at Inglewood. He was a standout player in high school, playing in the 1995 McDonald’s All-American Game.
Pierce played college basketball at Kansas before the Celtics selected him with the No. 10 overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. Pierce put together a Hall of Fame career in Boston, leading the team to a championship during his 15-year career with the Celtics.
Toward the end of his career, Pierce also played for the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards before spending his final two seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Following his playing days, Pierce served as an NBA analyst at ESPN from 2017 and 2021. He was let go by the network after live streaming a video of a party.
Pierce started working for Fox Sports 1 in 2024. He found himself in the headlines in May, when he walked 20 miles to work after a bold prediction about the Celtics backfired.
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