“You too old to be fishing in the sea” – New York Knicks franchise HILARIOUSLY compared to IG catfish models by Paul Pierce; leaves fans in splits
The New York Knicks have added some solid pieces to their team in the trade deadline, hoping to make a run at the NBA championship.

Paul Pierce compared the New York Knicks to catfishing Instagram models, saying their real truth will come out in crunch time (image via New York Knicks/X)
The New York Knicks are on a charge this season. Having put together some additional pieces in their quest for a championship, the Knicks have emerged as strong contenders in the Eastern Conference. However, not everyone is sold on the Knicks.
Former NBA champion Paul Pierce hilariously compared the Knicks to catfishing Instagram models leaving fans in splits. Paul Pierce was talking to former teammate Kevin Garnett on their podcast, Ticket & The Truth hosted by All The Smoke.

While discussing the New York Knicks, Pierce said this:
Knicks is like a Instagram model. I be on Instagram and I be like, ‘Damn she fine.’ Then you catch ‘em in person and you’re like… ‘this you?’Paul Pierce said
He added that there are too many filters to what the Knicks are in reality. To this Garnett asked which version of the Knicks is he watching on TV, Pierce said ‘The Instagram model’. Pierce basically alluded that the Knicks will crumble in the playoffs.
By that what Paul Pierce was trying to convey is that in the regular season, everyone is jumping onto the Knicks bandwagon. Everyone is catching the hype watching the New York Knicks win against superior playoff teams. Their recent win against the Cleveland Cavaliers is further proof of that hype. And they are winning despite not having Julius Randle in the lineup.
But Pierce thinks that the New York Knicks will not be the same when the heat of the playoffs comes around. Pierce said that if the same matchup were to happen, he would select the Cavaliers in a best-of-7 series. Unless the Knicks can prove that they are among the best teams in the league.
Fans react to Paul Pierce comparing New York Knicks to Instagram models
Basketball fans wait for some of their former superstars to provide their thoughts on how a certain team or player is doing every season. While most views are taken seriously, this particular reference to catfishing Instagram models left fans in splits. They could not believe the former All-Star’s comparison of the models with the New York Knicks. Pierce was fired from ESPN after a video showed strippers in the background.
Although they understood the true comparison, they could not refrain from commenting on this comparison. As soon as the clip of the comparison went online, fans threw their two cents into the ring. Check some of them below;
Although everyone understood Paul Pierce’s take on how the New York Knicks will fare when the heat is turned on. But no one could envision the player nicknamed ‘the Truth’ to ever come up with such a comparison. But basketball fans surely received their entertainment.
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