Paul Pierce’s knowledge about basketball could fill tomes — but he never learned how to use technology. Now, on his retirement, we need to look back and appreciate just how vexing the internet was to him during his 19 seasons in the NBA.
He never learned how to use emojis.
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) July 8, 2015
Instead pierce just searched for “Rocket emoji” and posted the image on his account.
His photos always let you know which cell phone provider he used, and how much battery he had left.
#throwbackthursdays pic.twitter.com/k8jgjCP34C
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) December 19, 2014
Sometimes he wouldn’t even give you the photo, you’d have to click his Yahoo search to find it.
Last day in office it's been an honor to meet President Obama https://t.co/7LggYpcG4N
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) January 20, 2017
We remember the time Pierce launched his Instagram account from China.
The truth ig pic.twitter.com/DuOOE9wZ53
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) July 9, 2016
We know because he just searched “the tru” and was connected to a Chinese carrier.
Most years we’d get a fun, low-resolution Thanksgiving meme.
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) November 24, 2016
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) November 26, 2015
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) November 23, 2012
We became a part of Pierce’s life by knowing how many unread Facebook notifications he had.
Good time come join us pic.twitter.com/o0l6trVELT
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) April 2, 2015
And we remember the photos we’ve lost over the years, because Pierce hosted all his early images on yfrog, which no longer exists.
Now he’s retired and still confused about how to use the internet. Paul Pierce is all of our dads. We’ll miss you.