Paul Pierce promised if his Boston Celtics lost to the New York Knicks in Game 2, he would walk to work in LA. After the Celtics blew another 20-point lead, Pierce got his steps in.

Pierce bet that he'd walk from his home to the local studios of his "Speak" show broadcasting gig for Fox in a bathrobe, a walk of close to 20 miles.

The Celtics were well on their way to taking care of business in Game 2 as they led by 20 points in the third quarter, but things went downhill fast. The Knicks ended the game on a 23-6 run and walked away with a win after Jalen Brunson hit a pair of clutch free throws.

Former Celtics star Paul Pierce's confident talk on Boston's chances in Game 2 against the Knicks aged poorly on Wednesday.

Paul Pierce is a man of his word. The NBA legend and FS1 personality made good on his vow Thursday as he chronicled an hours-long walk to work in a bathrobe after his pregame prediction of the Celtics taking Game 2 over the Knicks failed to come to fruition.

Entering the postseason matchup between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, many around the NBA believed it would be a quick series. Boston swept the regular season series with New York and looked like the much better team.

Paul Pierce is a man of his word. The Boston Celtics legend and current NBA analyst walked 20 miles from his home to the Fox Sports studio after his former team lost Game 2 of its Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the New York Knicks.

Former Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce has been forced to pay up on a massive bet after the Celtics dropped Game 2 to the New York Knicks.

Paul Pierce still believes that the Celtics will take down the Knicks in their second-round series, but only if they change their 3-point approach and get tougher.

Boston Celtics icon Paul Pierce take ahead of Game 2 goes horribly wrong after the C's lose to the New York Knicks.

Former Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce learned a valuable lesson Wednesday: If you make an outlandish prediction on live television, you better be ready to follow through. Pierce paid for that decision Thursday, as he walked 20 miles to the FS1 studio after his Celtics prediction backfired in horrific fashion.