Boston Celtics great Ray Allen has shed some light on the circumstances that led to his infamous exit from the team in 2012. According to the 43-year-old, his doomed relationship with former teammate Rajon Rondo proved to be the tipping point, but he also claimed that he went to great lengths to try and repair the problem.

In a Kevin Durant-like move, Allen turned his back on the Celtics to join arch-rivals Miami Heat after losing to them in the playoffs in the previous season. However, the Hall of Famer explained to Kyle Draper of NBS Sports Boston that he did his part in trying to fix the issue.

“He didn’t want anything to do with it,” Allen told Draper. “He didn’t want to figure out whatever we needed to do. He was just being this person that was just like, ‘You know what, screw you.’ I said, ‘Well whatever you feel, I’m trying to get down to the bottom of it. If I did something that caused you any type of harm or animosity, this is where we need to figure this thing out, because we have a lot of basketball left to play.’

Unfortunately, Rondo was non-receptive. Allen knew he was no longer in a productive situation, and that it forced his hand to move on. To Allen, this was the last straw.

“And he didn’t want any part of it,” he added. “That’s where the fracture for me started, because you don’t want to conversate with me. And we’re the backcourt. We have to figure this thing out.”

Well, this is one side to the story. Now six years behind us, this infamous turn of events still remains to be one of the most compelling storylines in the league's history. Sadly, we may never get to the bottom of it.