ESPN has fired NBA analyst Paul Pierce, a source confirmed to The Post.
The decision was made after Pierce posted racy Instagram videos on Friday, showing that he smoked what appeared to be marijuana and scantily clad women who may have been strippers.
The news was first reported by Ryan Glasspiegel of Barrett Sports Media.
Pierce, 43, has been on a bit of a downhill trajectory at ESPN, but had held on enough where he regularly contributed to his top studio shows, “NBA Countdown” and “The Jump.” On a recent show, he went on the air and said the wrong team had won. He was quickly corrected.
According to sources, ESPN was especially sad that Pierce chose to release the videos of his own accord. If he had been filmed doing the same activities and they were made public by someone else, he might have kept his job.
When the news went public on Monday, Pierce took to Twitter and posted a four second video that said “Smile” and the message “Great things are coming, stay tuned, make sure you smile #Truthshallsetufree.”
Pierce is expected to be voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year.
ESPN, which declined comment, has no immediate plans to replace Pierce as it has a large number of analysts it can rotate in.