Paul Pierce is impatient to make his season debut, possibly tonight for the Celtics’ home opener against Detroit.

“I’m close very very close,” he tweeted last night.

On Wednesday, Pierce admitted it’s been difficult to watch the start of the season from the bench.

“It’s tough, man, because I can see how my teammates need me,” he said before the Celts’ 97-78 loss to the Hornets. “But I think they’re doing all right out there in a lot of ways.”