Speaking in an interview with Heavy’s Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, Chalmers shed a little light on the longstanding animus between Pierce and his former teammate LeBron James, who battled one another for supremacy of the NBA’s Eastern Conference for much of the latter half of Pierce’s career in the league. “I think it’s something personal,” offered Chalmers about his fellow Kansas alumnus. “I just feel like Paul Pierce never got the respect that he deserved when it comes to him being that type of caliber player he is,” he added.
