Boston Celtics small forward Paul "Wheelchair" Pierce is a drama queen.  Pierce frequently flops and fakes injuries. This simply can't be disputed.

Earlier today a guy named Ted Green wrote a guest column in the Los Angeles Times criticizing Pierce and a few of his Celtics teammates.  The column was meant to be humorous, but a number of Celtics fans emailed the newspaper/web site to vehemently object to the following section:   

No. 34, Paul Pierce: Pierce is their best scorer and a load for anyone to guard, including Ron Artest. But the Celtics' captain flops more than a large-mouthed bass taking his last breath dangling from a fishing rod at the end of a pier. Every time Pierce shoots, he acts like he's been hit by a train. Usually, he hasn't been touched. Two years ago, he fell during the Finals against the Lakers and went off in an actual wheelchair. Five minutes later, he was dropping 3's all over Banknorth Garden. He actually came back into the game with the music from "Rocky" blaring over the p.a. system. Yo, Paulie, that was such a bad con job, Sylvester Stallone is a better actor than your are. By the way, Pierce's idea of a fun night is going clubbing and getting stabbed. Good times! If you'll be seeing him for the first time, you'll hate him before the first quarter of Game 1 is even close to over, guaranteed. And by the way, Pablo, your headband is usually crooked.

Hours after the e-mail messages were received, the entire column was scrubbed from the L.A. Times site (although it still appears in full at KTLA.com). Why? Because hyper-sensitive Celtics fans didn't like the reference to No. 34 getting stabbed. 

Was this an attempt by Green to get a cheap laugh?  Absolutely.  Was it a funny line?  Not particularly, but the rest of the paragraph about Pierce was absolutely spot on. 

Come on Celtics fans, lighten up.