In 2008, then-Celtics star Paul Pierce was fined $25,000 by the league for flashing what many believed to be the “Piru Blood gang sign” in the direction of Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford.

CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. - The 31-year-old leader of the 1831 Piru Blood criminal street gang in Athens, Gregory O’Neal Wade, Jr. aka "Woop" aka "Big Homie" aka "OOG," and a co-conspirator ...

The purported leader of the 1831 Piru Blood street gang in Athens was referred to by other gang members as “Woop,” or “Big Homie,” but the federal government will attach a number to him in ...