Getty Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce poses with the Larry O'Brien Trophy during a ceremony at TD Garden. Pierce later apologized after the New York Knicks ended their 53-year championship drought despite his earlier prediction that they would not win another title in his lifetime. Paul Pierce is admitting he got it wrong. Less than two months after declaring that the New York Knicks would not win another NBA championship in his lifetime, the Boston Celtics legend issued a brief but notable