ðə kˈɛltɪks nˈɛvɚ sˈaɪnd pˈɛpɚ ænd hiː kˈeɪm bˈæk tə ðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːˈɛl ænd plˈeɪd fɚðə nˈɔːɹθ mˈɛlbɚn dʒˈaɪənts ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt sˈiːzən.
The Celtics never signed Pepper and he came back to the NBL and played for the North Melbourne Giants in the 1998 season.