Ray Allen was noticeably hobbled down the stretch. He had bad ankles which compromised the lift he was able to get on his jumpshots. Some argue that it even impacted his free throw shooting as well. He battled through it and made some huge shots for Boston in the playoffs, but needs surgery.
Allen will have surgery to remove bone spurs from the ankle at 6 a.m. on Wednesday at New England Baptist Hospital, according to a source. The problem, which first surfaced during in Los Angeles during the C’s’ eight-game road trip in mid-March, eventually forced Allen to miss 15 regular-season games as well as the first two games of the Celtics’ first-round playoff series against Atlanta. By Allen’s own admission, the ankle had a serious impact on his ability to cut, plant and rise for his fabled jump shot.
Source: Boston Herald
