{"id":369973,"date":"2026-10-27T08:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ex-nba-star-paul-pierce-drowning-financially-struggling-to-pay-monthly-bills"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:17:27","slug":"ex-nba-star-paul-pierce-drowning-financially-struggling-to-pay-monthly-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ex-nba-star-paul-pierce-drowning-financially-struggling-to-pay-monthly-bills","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NBA Star Paul Pierce \u2018Drowning Financially,\u2019 Struggling to Pay Month-to-month Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paul Pierce<\/strong><\/a> claims he is “tapped out” financially while trying to keep up with his court-ordered support payments … due to him no longer receiving income from Fox Sports … TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Paul claims his last check from Fox Sports came in August. He said his average monthly income was $119K, but now it is zero. He said he earned around $23K last month from his partnership interests in other business ventures.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Paul said he pays around $28K in child support and another $20K in spousal support per month \u2026 but claims he only has $300K in the bank and $3 million in property.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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He says he spends around $48K a month in bills, including $8K in childcare, $5K in groceries, $7K on eating out, $3,200 on utilities, $1K on clothes, $3,500 on entertainment, and various other expenses.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Paul is asking the court to shut down his ex-wife Princess Santiago<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s request for $40K in legal fees and another $10K for a forensic accountant. She claimed Paul was playing games about his financial records … and wanted an expert to review his finances.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In his filing, Paul’s attorney said Paul would have “great difficulty” paying these fees since his Fox Sports contract was terminated … adding that he was\u00a0“drowning financially” and having trouble keeping up with the monetary obligations<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Princess\u2019 request for additional funds came after Paul was ordered to pay<\/strong><\/a> Princess $8,508 per month in temporary child support for their son, King<\/strong>. He was also ordered to pay $100K in legal fees.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Paul reportedly earned around $200 million during his NBA career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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