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Pierce: 'I just had to go to the bathroom' during 2008 wheelchair game

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Paul Pierce on getting taken off the court in a wheelchair 11 years ago: "I have a confession to make: I just had to go to the bathroom." pic.twitter.com/nKTFXnHnZU
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) June 6, 2019

When you gotta go, you gotta go.

On the 11th anniversary of Paul Pierce exiting Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers in a wheelchair only to return minutes later, the Boston Celtics legend admits he wasn't actually injured.

He just had to use the toilet.

"I have a confession to make: I just had to go to the bathroom," said Pierce ahead of Game 3 between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. "Something went down, I had to go to the restroom."