Who are Paul Pierce's children? All about Prianna Lee, Adrian Tanya and Prince Paul as ESPN fires Celtics legend
NBA analyst and former basketball legend Paul Pierce has been in the news recently after being fired from ESPN, on grounds of a viral video, a source confirmed on Monday, April 5, 2021.
The American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), predominantly with the Boston Celtics, most recently an analyst on the channel's basketball programs – 'The Jump' and 'NBA Countdown'. He was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 2008. Pierce and his wife Julie have three children; two daughters, Prianna and Adrian, and a son, Prince.
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Prianna Lee
Prianna, born on April 4, 2008 is the oldest. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and weighed in at 7 lbs, 14 oz, according to People. Not much is known about Prianna Lee, except that she played softball at the age of ten, according to an interview with Fatherly in 2018. She also played tennis and basketball at the time, her father said of her in the interview. Prianna Lee served as the flower girl for her parents' wedding, according to Heavy.
Adrian Tanya
In 2010, Pierce and Julie tied the knot. The wedding ceremony reportedly took place at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, California. A year later, their second daughter Adrian Tanya Pierce was born. In celebration of her 5th birthday in 2016, Adrian received a llama as a gift from her famous father.
Prince Paul
Finally, Julie and Pierce had their third child, a baby boy. Prince Paul Pierce was born on April 2nd, 2013.
At the time, Paul Pierce suggested that his son might one day follow in his footsteps, saying, “In the next 18 years, world, Celtics fans, look out,” according to Boston.com. However, during an interview with Fatherly, in 2018, Paul revealed that Prince had taken up interest and was already playing softball.
When asked how he felt like he had changed since becoming a father, Pierce had said: "I guess the biggest way is how I live every day because I got something to live for. I got kids that depend on me every day."
"When you’re a young, single with no kids, you can go out with your friends your friends and you can do whatever you want to do. That’s who I was but now that I’ve got kids, I can’t just think about myself. I have to think about how my actions affect my family because I know daddy gotta make it home. They need their dad," he added.
