>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.

That is true, but he should have worked this out through back channels and said something political like, 'I'm looking forward to the night and hope it works out well for me and Celtics fans'.

PP isn't in the wrong per se, but he's made an awkward situation worse which is the point I was trying to get at.