Celtics news: Kendrick Perkins takes shot at Ray Allen for being 'checked out' in 2012 playoffs

Kendrick Perkins claims that Ray Allen checked out on the Boston Celtics in the 2012 playoffs, and that's one reason why there's a grudge.

There is no such thing as a day off for Kendrick Perkins, who's loaded with hot-takery from his Boston Celtics days.

After clearing the air in respect to his relationship with Kevin Durant, the former NBA center couldn't help but shoot a slug at another former teammate: Ray Allen.

Perkins claims Allen “checked out” on the Celtics after seeing him fraternize with members of the Miami Heat during the postseason:

“He wasn't happy because Doc made him the sixth man, right, he made him come off the bench,” said Perkins in an interview with Logan Murdock and Kerith Burke of NBC Sports Bay Area. “He wasn't happy about that.”

Kendrick Perkins blames the demise of the Big 3 Celtics on Ray Allen. Perk says that Ray “checked out” on Boston. Says KG and the Celtics didn’t like how he was fraternizing with the Heat during the postseason. pic.twitter.com/cQqg0kbULm

— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) April 28, 2020

Perkins then detailed a fierce battle between the Celtics and Heat in the playoffs, which he believes is the root of his team's animosity toward Allen:

“Guys felt like Ray wasn't all the way in,” said Perkins. “Guys saw Ray talking to ‘Bron and some of the Heat players after the game. And the way that they were rocking at the time, if you weren't [on the] Celtics … if you weren't bleeding green, we weren't fooling with you … They [Celtics] felt like Ray had checked out on them.

“During that summer, Danny [Ainge] had a deal on the table for two years, I think it was $12 million — $6 million a year for Ray. Ray wasn't calling nobody, he didn't answer nobody's phone calls. All of a sudden, he signs a two-year, $6 million deal with the Heat, right? It's like a slap in the face, with no warning, no nothing.”

And there you have it, folks. This is why the title-winning Celtics feel that type of way toward Allen, and guys like Perkins still remember it vividly.

However, to say he “checked out” is a big statement to make, considering the huge shots Allen hit during his stint with the Celtics, regardless of how it all went down in his last few years in the league.