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Former NBA veteran Ray Allen reminisced on his playing days seven years after he decided to hang up his sneakers. Allen went on to share insights on his encounters with late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant as a member of the Boston Celtics from 2007 to 2012. Despite the countless battles, the two players […]

LeBron James is still dominating at 36 years old for the Los Angeles Lakers, but he still remembers the shot that won him his second NBA title. While speaking about James’ remarkable play this season, Ray Allen revealed that James and Erik Spoelstra still call him to thank him for hitting the clutch three-point shot in […]

Dirk Nowitzki and Ray Allen might know that Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey is quite pleased with where Wayne Ellington is at right now. Ellington has been on a tear as of late and has been shooting lights-out in the Pistons’ last five games. The 2018 Coach of the Year is so high on […]

The greatest shooter ever debate was an actual sports debate before Golden State Warriors icon Stephen Curry erupted onto the NBA scene. If you know basketball, you know that Stephen Curry is the the most prolific shooter ever to touch the hardwood. The man shoots the ball like nobody else ever has. Pull-up threes in […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, regarded as the greatest shooter of all-time, gave a shoutout to Reggie Miller and Ray Allen—the two greats that came before him. In the Warriors’ win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, Curry became just the third player to knock down 2,500 career 3-pointers. Miller, one of the players […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has knocked down 2,500 career 3-pointers, making him just the third player in NBA history to do so. Reggie Miller congratulated Curry for joining him and Ray Allen in the exclusive club. In a tweet, Miller welcomed Curry to the three-man club. Miller also believes that the two-time MVP […]

Ray Allen and Reggie Miller would agree that things are not going exactly as planned for the Golden State Warriors early in this NBA season. However, two-time league MVP and longtime Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is healthy, back from injury and is continuing to make history while most recently doing so on Sunday evening […]

Ray Allen fears a James Harden trade to the Brooklyn Nets could end poorly in the event the Nets do pursue a “Big 3” of their own. The Hall of Fame shooting guard suggested on SiriusXM NBA Radio a Hard-Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving trio could be a massive failure if the three superstars fail to be […]

The trickiest part about naming the All-NBA Teams is choosing just 15 players—with positions in mind—from dozens of deserving superstars. Leaving out someone is as inevitable as a sunset. That’s why every year, debating who got snubbed is as recurrent as celebrating those who made the cut. The NBA originally only had two All-NBA Teams […]

Hall of Famer Ray Allen has had the honor (or dishonor, depending on where you’re sitting) of playing for two of the best teams in the league during the late-2000’s/early-2010’s. As a matter of fact, he even won a championship with both the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. Having been on both sides of […]

Ray Allen recently appeared as a guest on James Posey’s podcast “The Posecast,” during which the legendary sharpshooter talked about what it was like facing Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan for the first time in the NBA. Allen, who began his NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1996-97, said he was scared to death […]

When the Boston Celtics acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the summer of 2007 — leading to an NBA title (2008) and another Finals appearance (2010) — it arguably set the template for the star-heavy “superteams” that followed suit in the 2010s. Allen and Garnett were accomplished veterans willing to sacrifice stats in order […]

A couple of years into his retirement, rumors began circulating about a potential comeback for two-time NBA champ Ray Allen. The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors were the two teams that were allegedly in the running to sign Allen, who in 2016 was already 40 years of age. Allen denied these rumors, and […]

As part of a wide-ranging podcast interview with former NBA forward and Northeast Ohio native James Posey, Hall of Famer Ray Allen laid out the paths that Devin Booker and Bradley Beal need to take to win a championship. Booker and the Suns finished the 2019-20 season with a 34-39 overall record, which left the […]

Hall of Fame guard Ray Allen recently guested on James Posey’s “The Posecast” podcast, and one of the subjects the two former teammates discussed was Allen’s move from the Seattle SuperSonics to the Boston Celtics in the summer of 2007. Allen admitted that he was actually excited about the prospect of teaming up with then-rookie […]

Two-time NBA champion Ray Allen recently opened up about the main difference between the two title-winning sides he had an honor of being a part of. The Hall of Famer described how the 2008 Boston Celtics were much different than the 2013 Miami Heat. According to Allen, it all boiled down to the depth and […]

The 1996 NBA Draft has long been hailed as one of the holy grails of basketball talents, producing Hall of Fame talents like Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, and many others who stuck in the league for 10 or more years. Ray Allen knows he was drafted amid basketball royalty, but he […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James clinched another personal milestone on Sunday. The King passed legendary shooter Ray Allen for the second-most 3-pointers made in NBA playoff history. James knocked down his 386th playoff triple in the first half of the Lakers’ Game 2 West semis showdown versus the Houston Rockets. Allen, for his part, […]

The Seattle SuperSonics joined the NBA in 1976. Sadly, the franchise had to leave Seattle some three decades later to establish the Oklahoma City Tunder. Be it the SuperSonics or the Thunder, this franchise has had its fair share of memorable trades over the years of its existence. Today we’re going to look at the […]

In the latest edition of The Last Chip, former Miami Heat stars Chris Bosh and Ray Allen talked about “The Rebound and The Shot.” In Game 6 of the 2013 Finals, Heat superstar LeBron James missed the game-tying 3-pointer with less than 10 seconds left in regulation. All the San Antonio Spurs had to do […]

The recent success of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have rejuvenated the franchise back to life. After years of being stuck in the middle of the pack, Milwaukee has now asserted itself as a top dog in the league. However, even if Giannis was a major proponent to this and he was acquired via […]

Many people seem to forget who truly created the modern NBA. People are always quick to point at LeBron James because of his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to take his talents to South Beach and play alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. But what about Kevin Garnett? KG was part of a superteam […]

It’s been seven years since Ray Allen made one of the most historic shots in NBA Finals history. One of the players who had an up-close view of how everything went down was former Miami Heat star, Chris Bosh. Bosh took to Twitter to hilariously downplay the gigantic moment: I got a rebound and made a […]

Everyone remembers the shot. Ray Allen slowly slinks into the corner, rises up, and drains a championship-altering three-point shot. But people don’t give enough credit to the man who made it happen – Chris Bosh. Without his offensive rebound and the presence of mind to get the ball to Ray, so many of the league’s […]

NBA legend Ray Allen has decided to end his so-called “George Jefferson Challenge,” which boldly features his receding hairline. In April, Allen decided he was not going to cut his hair until the coronavirus “kicks rocks,” but with no apparent solution in sight, the Hall of Famer has decided to end the challenge prematurely. Allen […]

Former Boston Celtics big man Kendrick Perkins in on the mic again, and this time, he has shed some light on the whole Rajon Rondo-Ray Allen feud. According to Perkins, this all began when Allen wanted to get Rondo off the team in exchange for Chris Paul. Perkins recently went on an interview on Sirius […]

Director Spike Lee and NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen want New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson to star in a “He Got Game” sequel. During his recent appearance on The Encore, Lee said he and Allen were trying to get in touch with the Pelicans rising star before the COVID-19 pandemic, via Complex: “We […]

The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics goes back decades. The two storied franchises have 33 NBA titles between them. They met in the NBA Finals on numerous occasions with the most recent being 10 years ago when Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol led the way against a star-studded Celtics roster, which […]

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 […]

Tony Allen believes it’s always best to let bygones be bygones. Allen is pulling out this long-standing notion in the context of Ray Allen and his unsettled beef with the championship-winning Boston Celtics side from 2008. Allen, who himself played a pivotal role for the C’s during that memorable title run, recently went on the […]

To be completely honest, rivalries today pale in comparison to that of many years ago. That may not exactly be a bad thing, but there’s no denying that the animosity between teams has somehow dwindled in the buddy-buddy world of today’s NBA. Even for the Heat. Nevertheless, this has not prevented us from reliving some […]

Having only existed since 1988, the Miami Heat don’t have the longstanding history that many other NBA teams do. Despite that though, several stars have played for the Heat throughout their careers and a few of the franchise’s best players in their all-time depth chart happen to be shooting guards. 5. Josh Richardson The only […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have had the pleasure of hosting several amazing talents since their inception in 1968. The first player that comes to mind is the legendary center Lew Cindor (now Kareem Abdul Jabbar), followed by the all-around game of triple-double machine Oscar Robertson at the point guard position. Reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, […]

Former coach George Karl reminisced about his time in the NBA and the players he’s coached, holding one regret still vivid in his mind. Ray Allen wasn’t fond of Karl, but the longtime coach would be willing to resolve those past issues with the now-retired marksman over golf and beers. Karl joined the Locked on […]

The Boston Celtics plan on retiring Kevin Garnett’s No. 5 next season, but Ray Allen hasn’t decided whether he’ll be in attendance for that or for KG’s induction into the Hall of Fame. On Cedric Maxwell’s podcast, Allen discussed his frayed relationship with his ex-teammates and said “it would take Kevin and I to have […]

When you think of Ray Allen, you can’t help but think of his game-tying shot in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals. As a member of the Miami Heat, Allen hit the greatest shot in franchise history. With the Heat trailing 95-92 against the San Antonio Spurs, Allen converted on a 3-pointer with 5.2 […]

The Boston Celtics‘ all-time depth chart is more known for their centers and forwards than their shooting guards, but that doesn’t mean a whole lot of good to great two-guards have not come through Beantown. As a matter of fact, the Celtics have some Hall-of-Famers at this position. So, here are the five best shooting […]

Kevin Garnett will soon be enshrined among basketball royalty in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, but he doesn’t plan to force a reunion of the now-estranged ’08 Boston Celtics. While Garnett and Paul Pierce have always seemed eye to eye, the third cog of that trio, Ray Allen, has not. Garnett has opened […]

Retired NBA star shooting guard Ray Allen revealed his unsightly head of hair on social media this week, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak prevents millions from leaving their homes and interacting with other individuals. Allen, 44, a two-time champion with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, showed off his growing hair and bald spot, later […]