Ex-Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers holds Paul Pierce in high regard

While they used to be foes on the court, former Miami guard Mario Chalmers holds Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce in very high regard.

While there might be some basketball fans of teams other than the Boston Celtics who would diminish the legacy of Hall of Fame small forward Paul Pierce, former Miami Heat point guard and Celtics foil Mario Chalmers is definitely not one of them.

Speaking in an interview with Heavy’s Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, Chalmers shed a little light on the longstanding animus between Pierce and his former teammate LeBron James, who battled one another for supremacy of the NBA’s Eastern Conference for much of the latter half of Pierce’s career in the league. “I think it’s something personal,” offered Chalmers about his fellow Kansas alumnus.

“I just feel like Paul Pierce never got the respect that he deserved when it comes to him being that type of caliber player he is,” he added.