Recently, NBA legend Pierce talked about James on the "Club Shay Shay" program.

Pierce said: "If I hadn't competed with him and played those G7s with him, I wouldn't be one of the 75 superstars today. If I hadn't done those things when I played against him, I wouldn't be a Hall of Famer. So I have always said that I put on the Hall of Fame jacket, and he also played a part in it."