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Paul Pierce sat in a wheelchair for the entirety of his reunion with the 2008 Celtics

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Paul Pierce can take a joke.

So when Pierce’s former coach, Doc Rivers, sent Pierce a wheelchair during a roundtable featuring players from the Celtics’ 2008 championship team, Pierce took it in stride.

Doc Rivers got a retirement gift for @paulpierce34… ud83dude02 #KGArea21 pic.twitter.com/SkRf2AmmjQ

You may recall that during the 2008 NBA Finals, Pierce required the services of the chair after injuring himself in Game 1 against the Lakers. Pierce miraculously returned to the game. He has taken crap for it ever since.