Paul Pierce punches LeBron James after epic Miami Heat playoff win? Twitter fans respond to Nets baller 'getting smoked' in Brooklyn

Reports suggest that Brooklyn Nets b-baller Paul Pierce got a little too cocky and asked to guard Miami Heat superstar LeBron James during NBA's Game 4 playoff match in Brooklyn on Monday evening (May 12). Well, that didn't turn out too well for the Nets...

UPDATE: LeBron James vs. Paul Pierce fight HOAX? Miami Heat one win away from Eastern Conference NBA finals, did violent off-court punch really happen?

The Heat defeated Brooklyn 102-96 - largely thanks to James owning Pierce on the court.

And according to the infamous gossip webloid MediaTakeOut.com, Piece didn't take James' "taunting" too well after the game.

As Mstars previously reported:

Here's how it all went down...

Another unidentified player on the Nets tells MTO that Pierce started "talking smack" after Monday night's game (May 12). James apparently "said the wrong thing," and Pierce totally freaked-out.

Rumors suggest that the former Boston Celtics MVP "punched" James right in the jaw. Then, all hell broke loose in the players tunnel.

Fellow teammates came to James' defense, and a violent brawl almost broke-out. The Miami superstar got so heated, that he had to be restrained by ten men. Apparently, he looked like a "crazed" person.

Better yet - a bystander allegedly got the entire confrontation on video. MTO reports that bidding on the epic footage is currently going down now - fans can likely expect an update on TMZ soon.

Do readers believe all of the NBA brawl hype? And does the fight footage actually exist?

Well, several Twitter fans are still freaking-out over Pierce's epic fail at Barclay's last night:

@themsgarod: "@paulpierce34 Nice job of holding @KingJames to 49. Nobody gets 50 in your house, LOL. #oldmanriver."

@Dlark25: "every time @KingJames scored Paul Pierce looked around like who guarding him. #Yoazz #was."

‏@NBAMemes: "Sorry Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, you can't stop the LeBron James Freight train! #BKNvsMIA."

@1HunDonQuan: "Paul Pierce did a hell of a job of holding @KingJames to a meaningless 49pts last night."

@kingcanfieldLA: "Hey paul pierce do us all a favor call out @KingJames again thanks in advance #IMOUT #lebrongang #striveforgreatness."

@russbengtson: "At this point in his career, Paul Pierce couldn't stop LeBron James with a baseball bat and a stun gun."

@edeweysmith: "This is Paul Pierce TONIGHT after asking to guard @KingJames & getting smoked for 49 points!!"

@GethinCoolbaugh: "Yeah, Paul Pierce isn't fighting LeBron James..."

@teamziller: "This chart shows LeBron's history of of huge playoff games against Paul Pierce."

Well, looks like Pierce will have to redeem himself ON the court (and NOT on the sidelines) during Wednesday night's Game 5 showdown!