VIDEO: New Clipper Pierce booed at Dodger Stadium, throws awful 1st pitch
California native Paul Pierce had a hand in making one of the most important pitches of the offseason, helping the Los Angeles Clippers reel free agent DeAndre Jordan back in after a long dalliance with the Dallas Mavericks.
Pitching to 7-footers is not the same as pitching from 60 feet, as it turns out.
Pierce may have expected a friendly hometown welcome Tuesday evening at Dodger Stadium on "Clippers Night," but the newly minted member of the Clippers was curiously greeted with a chorus of boos from those in attendance.
Los Angeles remains a city characterized by the hardcore support of Los Angeles Lakers fans, so Pierce - an admitted Lakers fan in his youth - may forgive the unceremonious welcome.
Making matters worse, The Truth's ceremonial first pitch bounced in front of home plate before it reached Kenley Jansen's mitt.
Guess he didn't call "play ball."