The relationship and perception of Ray Allen among Celtics fans and his former Celtics teammates has been strained and predominately negative for some time now. Despite Allen’s huge role in their NBA championship team in 2008, their NBA Finals appearance in 2010 and his undisputed respect and status as an amazing and hard-working teammate around [...]
September 11, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
It feels like Ray Allen retired too soon in many ways. His final season, in 2013-14 with the Miami Heat, saw him play more than 26 minutes per game and drain 37.5 percent of his threes. When LeBron James left for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it seemed like only a matter of time before Allen followed [...]
April 19, 2017
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There have been many a story detailing the deep bond and connection that was formed with the core of the Boston Celtics of the late 2000s that won an NBA title in 2008 and were one win away from a second title in 2010. Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins [...]
March 21, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
It has been two seasons since Ray Allen stepped foot on an NBA court as an active player. He was 39 years-old, and his Miami Heat just lost to the Spurs in the 2014 Finals in somewhat convincing fashion. Then before you knew it, LeBron was back in Cleveland and Ray apparently was no longer [...]
November 1, 2016
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Rumors
If Ray Allen ever does decide to come out of retirement, Doc Rivers believes he will make an impact somewhere. Why exactly? Because, well, he’s Ray Allen. From MassLive.com’s Jay King: “I think if Ray was in the right spot he may play. I think Ray wants to golf a lot too right now,” Rivers [...]
September 7, 2016
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Ray Allen hasn’t played in the NBA for two seasons and now wants back in. And why? Apparently, because of Stephen Curry. Here’s what Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe, via CSNNE.com (thanks to ProBasketballTalk for the transcript): Ray wants to play again. I’m sure about that. I don’t think he particularly enjoys watching Stephen [...]
August 10, 2016
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According to some reports the Warriors may have interest in adding Ray Allen to the newly anointed “Splash Family”, taking over the official and honored designation as the “Splash Father”. [tweet https://twitter.com/BallersHype/status/750403989800361984] Ray Allen is currently 41 years old and has played since the 2013-14 season with the Miami Heat. He is the NBA’s all-time [...]
July 6, 2016
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Rumors
Ray Allen has yet to officially retire from the NBA, and the Miami Heat have taken this as a sign that they shouldn’t stop trying to sign him. From the Miami Herald‘s Ethan Skolnick (h/t RealGM): Why doesn’t the Heat reach out to all-time three-point leader, and Miami resident, Ray Allen? Well, the Heat has. [...]
January 27, 2016
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This week Los Angles Times’ Jim Peltz relayed Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant’s message that “There was never a question for me whether or not I was going to play next year.” Here are 24 reasons he might want to think twice. 24 was how old Kobe Bryant was when he played a career-high [...]
March 16, 2015
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Breaking: We know what Ray Allen isn’t going to do. As for what he’s actually going to do, well, shut up. Focus on the small victories, however insignificant they seem. And this is a small victory. Per ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, the 39-year-old Allen won’t be finishing the NBA’s regular season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, if [...]
February 27, 2015
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