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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 […]

Despite winning a title together, retired NBA All-Star shooting guard Ray Allen has had a tough time with his former Boston Celtics teammates. And current Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers blames himself for the falling out. Allen, 44, a former 10-time All-Star with the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, and later Celtics, won an […]

The Boston Celtics will retire Kevin Garnett’s No. 5 jersey during the 2020-21 season and Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is hoping he can somehow bring Ray Allen with him. Allen won a championship and was a three-time All-Star as a member of the Celtics. But his departure to the Miami Heat as […]

Ray Allen is recognized as one of the greatest shooters the league has ever seen. There are plenty of highlights in his Hall of Fame career, but the most memorable of those came in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals that helped the Miami Heat wrangle the championship away from the San Antonio Spurs. […]

Former NBA head coach George Karl revealed on Twitter the top-five starters he has ever coached. Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets) and Gary Payton (Sonics) cracked this list, as well as Shawn Kemp (Sonics), Chauncey Billups (Nuggets), and Ray Allen (Bucks). Karl also gave an honorable mention to Joe Barry Carroll (Warriors) and World B. Free (Cavs). […]

On the latest episode of the All The Smoke Podcast hosted by former NBA forwards Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce talked about his beef with former teammate Ray Allen. Allen won a championship and was a three-time All-Star as a member of the Celtics, but his departure to the Miami Heat as a free agent […]

In light of ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, former Miami Heat big man Chris Bosh is suggesting that the general public recite a new variant of the traditional 20-second hand-washing routine — one that harks back to Miami’s victory over the Spurs in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals. Most hoops fans will […]

Former Miami Heat player Ray Allen was back in South Beach on Friday night along with former teammates Udonis Haslem and Chris Bosh. The trio was reunited to honor Dwyane Wade, who is set to have jersey no.3 retired to the rafters of the AmericanAirlines Center this weekend. The former teammates swapped some of their best […]

Miami Heat icon Udonis Haslem says the franchise has Ray Allen’s back, unlike the Boston Celtics. Allen won his first championship with the Celtics and his second one with the Heat after leaving Boston for Miami in free agency. Ever since Allen left the Celtics for the Heat, Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett haven’t been […]

Ray Allen’s move to the Miami Heat could impact his jersey number getting retired by the Boston Celtics. Allen won an NBA championship and was a three-time NBA All-Star as a member of the Celtics, but his departure to Miami as a free agent after the 2012 season “will have some impact” on the decision […]

Ray Allen has made countless clutch shots throughout his career, from timely buzzer-beaters at UConn to many others in the NBA. Yet none compare to the shot that ultimately defined his career, a corner 3-pointer for the Miami Heat that changed the landscape of NBA history in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the […]

Rewind to 2007. A roster that featured Paul Pierce, young Al Jefferson and Tony Allen and a rookie Rajon Rondo and not much else finished dead last in the Eastern Conference with a 24-58 record. So, how did the Boston Celtics win the NBA championship the very next year? There’s a few reasons. With the […]

The 3-point shot has become a staple of modern NBA basketball. Nowadays, teams are looking to have multiple players on the court who can shoot from deep at all times. This is because it spaces the floor and opens up driving lanes for others, and teams need threats from beyond the arc in order to […]

Ray Allen is a key part of the NBA’s evolution to what we see today. Alongside Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, Allen would form one of the first orchestrated Big Three in the NBA. This would set the stage for LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and others to attempt to replicate the same formula the Boston […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal sought advice from Hall of Famer Ray Allen this summer. Beal’s contract with the Wizards was up after next season and Washington might have had to trade the All-Star if he didn’t accept its extension offer. None of that came to fruition, though, as Beal signed a two-year, $72 […]

Retired NBA marksman Ray Allen says he would have returned to the Celtics in 2016 if the team had landed Kevin Durant, according to a report from Darren Hartwell of NBC Sports. Allen spent five seasons with the Celtics (2007-2012), knocking down several big shots along the way. According to NBC’s report, the former No. […]

The Washington Wizards had a special visitor on Monday. Hall of Famer Ray Allen stopped by to talk to the team about nutrition and health. While speaking to reporters, Allen said he’s not in D.C. for a 10-day contract with the Wizards, even though the sharpshooter is still in great shape: Ray Allen spoke to […]

Today, Ray Allen is regarded as one of the best shooters in NBA history. But the all-time leader in three-pointers credits his humble beginnings with the Milwaukee Bucks as the component that set him up for a successful career. Allen told Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo! Sports that spending the early part of his career in […]

It is without question that two-time NBA champion Ray Allen will go down in history as one of the best shooters this sport has ever seen. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard had a decorated 18-year tenure in the league, and his memorable career was honored when he was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as […]

Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Allen pretty much saw it all in his 18-year career in the NBA. However, regardless of how decorated his tenure turned out to be, the two-time NBA champ was also once an inexperienced youngster in the league. Recently, the 44-year-old shared what he considers to be his “welcome to the […]

Hall of Fame shooting guard Ray Allen doesn’t waver when it comes to the importance of losing. In an Instagram video, the two-time NBA champion iterated the character-building attribute that losing provides. “Losing is so important as a kid,” Allen narrated over footage he shared of his sons shooting hoops. “I love to see when […]

NBA and NFL stars will be matching up against each other in a golf tournament in the Bahamas in a showdown for the ages. The two teams both boast world-class athletes, and the competitive juices will be running high. Here’s a look at the 16 players that will be going head-to-head. Team NBA & Team […]

Ray Allen made one of the biggest shots of all time in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals — a corner 3-pointer that tied the game at 95 with just over five seconds remaining on the fourth-quarter clock: “Bang!” Mike Breen cried out during ESPN’s telecast. “Tie game with five seconds remaining!” Allen’s shot […]

Former NBA player Ray Allen has recently joined the seemingly never-ending discussion about NBA analyst Paul Pierce’s comments regarding him having a better career than Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade. Allen, who was once a teammate of both Pierce and Wade, told Boston.com’s Hayden Bird that it’s complicated to compare both players because they’re different, […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter of all time, and he further cemented that status by passing Ray Allen for the top spot on the all-time list of playoff 3-pointers made. Stephen Curry just passed Ray Allen for the most three-pointers in NBA playoff history. He did so in just 91 […]

Wednesday night, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade played what almost certainly was his final game against the Boston Celtics, ending one of the most intense rivalries the NBA has seen over the past decade. Wade faced the Celtics in three consecutive playoffs from 2010-12, with LeBron James participating in the latter two series after he […]

Stephen Curry is a few games away from finishing his 10th NBA season, having already smashed plenty of records throughout his time in the league. Yet the Golden State Warriors star still feels he has some years left in his prime, years he will use to go after Ray Allen’s record of the most 3-pointers […]

Even though Ray Allen has long since retired from the court, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey still feels he’s got game and would be happy to sign him. Back in February, Morey spoke extensively about Allen on “The Rich Eisen Show.” At one point, Morey referred to Allen as his “white whale,” via Amico […]

Before he became a NBA legend, famed shooting guard Ray Allen began his high profile basketball career at the University of Connecticut. On Sunday afternoon, it all came full circle for the seasoned sharpshooter as the Huskies notably retired his No. 34 jersey at halftime of the school’s matchup against the South Florida Bulls. Adding […]

NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen says Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson is one of the best players in the NBA and “mirrors kind of the way I played.” Both Allen and Thompson are two of the best shooters in NBA history. Allen did most of his damage on off-ball movement and catch-and-shoot […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had the first “Wow” moment of his life during All-Star weekend, as the sharpshooter got to sit down and have a full conversation with his idol, Hall of Famer Ray Allen. Bradley Beal made his second All-Star team this season. The Wizards’ best player is one of the top […]

Ray Allen seemed something close to ageless during his NBA years. The 2018 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee was notorious for his dedication to fitness and pre-game preparation during his career, leading to multiple contenders reportedly showing interest in signing him even after he has been away from the game for over a […]

Former NBA star and future Hall-of-Famer Ray Allen put on quite a show in the All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday night, pouring in 24 points to go along with nine rebounds and five assists. Being that Allen is not too far removed from playing in the NBA and is still in phenomenal shape, his performance […]

Ray Allen returned to the NBA on Friday, not as an official member of any team, but as a member of the Away team in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Although Allen’s team lost to the Home team 82-80, he still had an impressive performance, finishing with 24 points that included multiple shots from the […]

Dwyane Wade’s playing days aren’t quite finished yet. The Miami Heat superstar still has 26 games left in the regular season and potentially a playoff series before his brilliant 16-year career finally comes to a close. On Friday night in Charlotte, though, Wade caught a glimpse of what his long-term NBA future might look like […]

It was just a few years ago that Ray Allen was considered by most as the best three-point shooter in NBA history. Times have changed pretty quickly in the interim, with the league at large realizing the value of three-pointers and several marksmen positioning themselves as objectively superior long-range shooters. Nobody cared about that on […]

Boston Celtics great Ray Allen has had it with all the violence in the United States. The 43-year-old recently went off on his Instagram account, and he did not mince words in showing which side he’s on when it comes to the polarizing issue of gun reform in the country. In a lengthy yet very […]

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry continues to rack up 3-pointers, and ESPN has revealed a graphic that shows when he could potentially break Ray Allen’s record in that category. Curry added five more to his total on Friday night in the team’s convincing 146-109 victory over the Chicago Bulls, which moved him up to […]