Kevin Durant has been the clear Finals MVP through the first two games, and perhaps high off of recency bias, Paul Pierce said Sunday night on ESPN's postgame show the Warriors forward "may be the best player in the world today."

The retired pro was mocked by his crew, with Michelle Beadle asking what was in his drink. Pierce responded by saying he was drinking "Truth Juice" which means he really believes Durant has passed LeBron James as the best player in the league right now.

While no one is taking anything away from Durant, Pierce is flat-out wrong about this one. James just finished with his eighth Finals triple-double (tied for most all-time) after shooting 12-of-18 from the field. Durant has been great in this series, and is probably the second-best player in the league, but let's not hand over that crown quite yet.

How Paul Pierce going to tell everybody to simmer down and don't get caught in the moment after he said KD the best player on the planet? — Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) June 5, 2017

At the end of the day, we're splitting hairs here. Many would argue Durant is the second-best player behind James, especially after his Game 2 performance of 33 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks and 3 steals. But James is still the king of the NBA at the moment.