a NY game note

Pierce was passing out M&Ms to reporters before the game. He’d come across kids selling them on the street and bought an entire box for $50.

“But check this out,” he said, breaking into a laugh. “Wally asks the kid how much, and the kid tells him $2. Then the kid says, ‘I’ll give you a deal: two for $5.’ Man, Wally got hustled by a kid on a New York street.”

However, Szczerbiak saw it differently, saying he wound up giving the young entrepreneur $10 for two small packs.