Thought this was an interesting comment I found
"This has a lot to do with how the Lakers retired Kobe's Jersey. It was pretty epic, and they literally made the entire night about Kobe!! Paul was covering the game that night and you can see he got pretty amped.
It really wasn't going to be that big of a deal, but the way they did Kobe, Paul saw how he wanted the Celts to honor him"
And why not. The guy has 26,397 points and is the Celtics 2nd all time leading scorer. He led the team to its first championship in 22 years and along with KG restored Celtics lore and was the face of creating an entire generation of Celtics fans. And if KG doesn't get hurt in 09, and refs don't start calling crappy early in the fourth quarter of game 7, he would've helped raise two or three banners. He absolutely deserves a night of accolades, upon accolades, upon accolades. And next season number 5 will be right next to his.
While that's all true, he's not on Kobe's level. Demanding his own night -- when the norm for Celtics legends has been a halftime show -- seems a little over the top. Pierce is demanding that he be elevated over Havlicek and Cousy and Tommy and Cowens and McHale, etc., etc. The only Celtics I can remember getting their own night were Larry and Russell (his second retirement ceremony; the first was done with the Garden nearly empty).
It's very weird to me that Paul seems so insecure. I think he put himself above the team when Danny went to him, told him that the team made a commitment to Isaiah, and asked him to bless a short video. Pierce not only declined, but he shared that story with the media. What good does it serve to tell the world that he refused Danny Ainge's request? I think that's disrespectful to Danny and to the team.