Hall of Fame Boston Celtics champion forward Paul Pierce has been in and out of the NBA media sphere with his career choices – and the things triggering changes in them – getting quite a bit of press over the last few months.

After his decision to share video footage of himself gambling with exotic dancers in early April of this year, Pierce and his employer at the time – sports media entertainment giant ESPN of Bristol, Connecticut – decided to mutually part ways. Co/3irnuWYve3 check it out for yourself

– Paul Pierce May 26, 2021

Pierce tweeted on Wednesday afternoon about his departure from ESPN, stating that he didn’t need them and was now making more money via a cryptocurrency known as Ethereum Max.

“I made more money with this crypto in the past month then [sic] I did with y’all in a year,” tweeted Pierce.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.