Celtics star Paul Pierce is reluctant to discuss the night he nearly lost his life in a Boston nightclub eight years ago, but his skin tells part of the story: several small, nick-like scars on his cheek, a longer one under his right eye. The scars that mark his chest and back are hidden by his practice uniform. (Full article: 1254 words)

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