>But he's handled this situation completely wrong. He does
>come off as petty and selfish, even though his desire to be
>celebrated isn't off base.
>
>He just should have handled this behind closed doors with
>Ainge or even went to IT himself and explained his side of the
>story.

Celtics shouldn't have put him in this position, period.
Now is not the time for Paul Pierce to be sympathetic to everyone else's feelings. Just honor him like you're supposed to, instead of him having to ASK for the org to honor him properly.
Ridiculous.