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"You're entitled to your opinion my boy!!!!"

Udonis Haslem to Paul Pierce, in response to comments about his jersey retirement.

🙄 Catch up fast: Boston Celtics great — and noted Heat hater — Paul Pierce said Udonis Haslem's jersey retirement was "given" and not earned.

Haslem, who already had bad blood with Pierce, took the high road in his response.

Haslem claps back at Pierce over jersey retirement criticism

Is there a celebrity boxing match in their future?

Udonis Haslem swipes at the ball as Paul Pierce drives to the basket.

Paul Pierce and Udonis Haslem battle for a rebound in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals. Photo: Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images

<blockquote>&quot;You&#x27;re entitled to your opinion my boy!!!!&quot;</blockquote><cite>— Udonis Haslem to Paul Pierce, in response to comments about his jersey retirement.</cite>🙄 Catch up fast: Boston Celtics great — and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="noted Heat hater" data-vars-click-url="https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/08/08/dwyane-wade-response-paul-pierce-compared-nba-careers" data-vars-content-id="3a33ef59-40ad-41f3-897b-4af474299f1d" data-vars-headline="Haslem claps back at Pierce over jersey retirement criticism" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/08/08/dwyane-wade-response-paul-pierce-compared-nba-careers" target="_blank">noted Heat hater</a> — Paul Pierce said <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Udonis Haslem&#x27;s jersey retirement" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2024/01/22/udonis-haslem-heat-jersey-retirement" data-vars-content-id="3a33ef59-40ad-41f3-897b-4af474299f1d" data-vars-headline="Haslem claps back at Pierce over jersey retirement criticism" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2024/01/22/udonis-haslem-heat-jersey-retirement" target="_self">Udonis Haslem&#x27;s jersey retirement</a> was &quot;given&quot; and not earned.<ul><li>Haslem, who already had <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bad blood with Pierce" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/WheelerJaylen/status/1739821876728271185?s=20" data-vars-content-id="3a33ef59-40ad-41f3-897b-4af474299f1d" data-vars-headline="Haslem claps back at Pierce over jersey retirement criticism" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/WheelerJaylen/status/1739821876728271185?s=20" target="_blank">bad blood with Pierce</a>, took the high road in his response.</li></ul>

Haslem claps back at Pierce over jersey retirement criticism

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