The fire appears to still be burning between the early 2010's Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.

The Heat retired Udonis Haslem's jersey Friday night and retired swingman Stephen Jackson celebrated Haslem's accomplishment with an Instagram post that called Haslem's honor "earned not given."

Former Celtics star Paul Pierce did not hold back after seeing this as he commented to Jackson's post, saying that the honor was "given."

Haslem's statistics would definitely give Pierce's claim some validity. He averaged 7.5 points and 6.6 rebounds in his career and served much of the later stage of his career as a bench player. While these stats are respectable, they don't jump off the page as someone a franchise would need to retire a number for.

However, Haslem's impact transcends on-court accomplishments. He spent 20 seasons with the Heat franchise, playing 879 total games and helping the team win three NBA Championships. He also served as the team captain for 16 seasons and was born and played his high school basketball within the city.

He also received praise from Miami Heat president Pat Riley, who emphasized Haslem's impact on the franchise.

"Udonis Haslem, his force mattered and it counted," Riley said, per Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. "And that's one of the reasons why we're hanging his jersey here today. … Udonis Haslem is going to leave a very big footprint."

Haslem was the sixth player in franchise history to have his number retired and currently works for the Heat as the vice president of player development.