Article On Gang Hand Signs
Sports blogs and talk shows exploded with speculation on whether the sign was a “b” for Blood (or perhaps Boston), a “bk” for Blood Killer, or just a team signal meaning “blood, sweat, and tears.” Pierce, in his one public statement on the matter, denied that he was making a gang reference but didn’t specify what he actually had been trying to signal. Celtics executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge said it was a “blood, sweat, and tears” sign that Pierce made often – but then became fuzzier when asked directly about the other meaning, saying he wasn’t sure there was a gang connection.
Full Story: Boston Globe
Damn Paul Pierce got fined $25,000 for hand gesture, that’s crazy. I don’t think Paul Pierce would do something stupid like throw gang signs up on national television. If it was a white player do you think he would get the same fine?
May 4th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
thats a blood war sign if u saw it as i did…he put his hand up in the blood sign and saluted horford with it…suwoop lol
May 4th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
aye mabey he did but if it was any other player that wasnt black they wouldn’t be trippin
May 4th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
It was definitely a gang sign…Paul from Cali so he knew what he was doing
May 4th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
No! white people aren’t dumb enough to join childish little gangs like the bloods or crips. I’ve said it a million times before, blacks always blame the white guys when they do something wrong. You all childush mother fucka’s who need to get a grip in life.
May 4th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
i don;t think a white player would of gotten a fine. Paul is Blacks so it must of been a gang sign. That’s probably what they thought. They being black, white or whatever. smh.
May 4th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
way to turn this into a race argument realtalk! nice.
but when i saw the game live and how he reacted with the sign, i told somebody “damn this dude is throwin up gang signs on the court.” from what i have seen of ppl involved in gang stuff, it definitely looked like a gang sign especially with what was going on.
i dont think people would have thought it was a gang sign if karl malone did it.
so i think it has more to do with his overall personality, his swagger if you must.