Who is the athlete with a Kansas connection on record?
Paul Pierce is a retired NBA player whose career took him through the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers. KUsports.com quoted him on November 16, 2002, saying of the Crusaders, "They're going to wish they were at chapel." That is the one quote attached to his Kansas fandom, and it is his own words as KUsports.com printed them.
Does his background line up with Kansas?
Not by geography, as far as the record goes. Pierce was born in Oakland, California, on October 13, 1977, and went to Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. Nothing in the record places him in Lawrence, Kansas, or ties him to the Big 12 by birthplace or schooling.
Questions people ask
Which athletes are Kansas fans?
Paul Pierce, who was quoted by KUsports.com on November 16, 2002, is the athlete on record.
Which athletes grew up Kansas fans?
The record does not say Pierce grew up a Kansas fan; it shows only his 2002 comments to KUsports.com, and he was born in Oakland and attended high school in Inglewood.
Where was Paul Pierce born?
He was born in Oakland, California, on October 13, 1977.