Ray Allen Tells Us The Story Behind His Reunion With Kevin Garnett And Paul Pierce | 03/17/22

[@jazzyfour]

Shouts out to Ray Allen. One of the most mature and humble NBA players of all time

[@sammygaudino8906]

I agree and people don't see what offer's these guy's get behind the doors.

[@mrban9er]

You can tell he really cares about those guys especially Kevin. You can hear it in his voice I can tell he's emotional talking about this and happy him and Garnett were able to make up.

[@sheldonpegram8421]

They knew each inn South Carolina when they were young. KG knew Paul back then too. It's crazy KG played with both those guys as teenagers.

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

I think that KG and Pierce made a mistake thinking Rondo could be the next 3rd man in their Big 3 and Ray being the classy guy he is just accepted their mistake and signed with Miami and changed NBA History

[@ks9610]

@@sheldonpegram8421 If you look back at each man’s journey towards playing together, it’s crazy how many shared coincidences & circumstances they’ve had amongst the 3 of them.

[@ks9610]

@@mikeyoungblood1642 KG & Pierce both wanted & lobbied for Ray to come back & the Celtics offered Ray double what he was paid in Miami. Ray just couldn’t take playing w Rondo for another season, regardless of the $$. Plus, if Ray is anything, it’s practical. He knew they were coming to the ends of their careers & couldn’t carry a team like they had, since they were all in their late 30s. & He was right, in the end.

[@litoxxlito_axx7318]

That’s a freaking great idea to have season tickets for former players, imagine going to an NBA game of your favorite team and seeing the greats sitting front role

[@tiismuna]

That seat beside the legend could shoot up too. That's for business side too

[@saladtoss1]

Bro… they should bring them back as security guards… you imagine getting searched by Larry Bird… only one can imagine.. “They want me to pat down a white guy… what an insult?”

[@ks9610]

I love it too. As a Celtics fan, it was always like the president was at the game when Bill Russell (RIP) came out for the playoffs! I couldn’t even imagine what it would be like to see Larry Bird back at the Garden (which will never happen) … the building would probably physically shake & the lights would flicker, lol.

[@nik_2323]

He’s right at the end about great teammates showing up together today like the pistons do it’s the reason their culture remains strong even thru the hardships

[@rickdibello3823]

I love Ray Allen. I was crushed when the TWolves traded him for Marbury. Still trying to imagine what it would have been like if they had played together in Minnesota. Class Act!!!

[@lukelee3]

@JC worst franchise in nba

[@elhananhardaway8728]

what the heck u on about. KG+Marbury was one of the sickest duos in the late 90s.

[@Oldschool1943]

bucks ray allen was the best ray allen

[@sheldonpegram8421]

@@elhananhardaway8728 KG & Ray would've been better.

[@DavidJourdain-j2f]

I’m a Wolves fan. Drafted Rubio and Flynn before Curry! 😂😂😂 I hate it here!

[@DocYAYAYA]

Ray is a good dude... he could have easily not bothered showing up the way they treated him

[@BerdFly]

The word petty doesnt exist to him. Probably doesnt even know the definition

[@tootiesmom6314]

I agree 👍🏾

[@warriorloft]

I am glad this got settled. These 3 were great together!!!

[@9thcup361]

Without Ray Allen, they would not get that championship in 2008. I'm so happy all is well with the Big 3. Ray is classy, and humble.

[@kfshorts1991]

Man Ray Allen is a legend 2008 was crazy I was in the building Salute to the whole team #17 was epic!!!

[@MushiePuppet17]

I have so much respect for that man. He just always seems like a very gracious person.

[@kenmitchell7268]

Ray your first class as always. We need more people like you not only in sports but also in the world.

[@MsMee.]

Always

[@investorbettor505]

Ray is one of my all time favorite players. Watching him on the heat with wade and Lebron was a true display of professionalism to see as a heat fan

[@louisneals601]

Ray if you read this just to let you know I been a fan of yours from UCONN!! and when you came to Boston that was it I know you were in the right place. I will always be a fan of yours no matter were you went! One Love Brother!!!!

[@dukeskylar]

Lesson is to Make amends. Life is short. It just does not feel right to have hate in your life.

[@EmmaWare-q2l]

Yes, you will always be a Celtic!!! One of the BEST!

[@zalejackson]

Ray Allen Class Personified Person. Every player should have Season Tix....that was a great point

[@droburns]

Ray is and will always be a class act 💯

[@JJ-zy3zv]

Beautifully said Ray

[@kovoskywindom5974]

I agree with Ray Allen that all former players should be season ticket holders.

[@gambit857]

Maybe not all. Do you want Gabe Pruitt to be a season holder for the Celtics? For legends or notable players I would agree, though.

[@kovoskywindom5974]

@@gambit857 I agree with you and then players that were not with a team that long or didn't make an impact shouldn't get season tickets.

[@russell2890]

@@gambit857 how about someone like Mario Chalmers for the Heat?

[@gambit857]

@@russell2890 I believe Mario Chalmers was a big part of that championship team. He got some good games where he scored 20+ points if i'm not mistaken. So I think he should get one, IMHO.

[@tommi6]

@@gambit857 agreed. Mario was a huge part of their success. He had massive games for the heat and people loved him.

[@JJ-zy3zv]

One of the great moments in sports to be honest ❤❤❤

[@SeriousPOV]

Ray Allen is a first rate man!!! There is a phrase "crabs in a barrel" never RAY!!!

[@ks9610]

I’m from Boston, so I will always love & respect Ray Allen - not only for the ‘08 championship, but for all of his seasons in Boston. It’s easy to forget now, but the Jesus/Truth/Ticket Big 3 were DOMINANT contenders every season & they were responsible for bringing Celtics Pride back to a fever pitch! I love his idea of giving former players season tickets … we definitely don’t see them often enough.💚

[@Matt-cr4vv]

Or you could pull the Dolan move and have a team legend like Oakley have to pay for his ticket to a game and then have security kick him out with a big altercation and spend multiple years after the incident involved in litigation with him to really show your fans how beloved the players of the past are in your organization 😂

[@alifrombenhill3374]

Huge KG fan, but there are times he has needed that friend that will punch him in the mouth just one good time. My crew has always been able to check each other. KG mouth gets outta pocket on and off court. Just one good one to the jaw let's someone like him know you not the one. He will respect you and adjust accordingly. Promise.

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

Ray is a great person and people should accept his decision, but on the other hand, it seems like he’ll never understand how serious us fans and even some of the players (like KG) take basketball and loyalty

[@SirLongfootBigNose]

Ray continues to demonstrate his passion for the game and high iQ... he has always been a great representative of greatness in the NBA and many other places

[@vecci6173]

Your jersey is next Ray #20

[@romansmith7885]

Ray was definitely the bigger man in this situation.

[@nursultanbolat8200]

I agree with Ray. Good statement on a past players.

[@gilbertrodriguez213]

Ray Allen my man always

[@mzarias]

Look. He went to their fiercest rival after losing to them being up 3-2. He took the same bench role. Let’s not pretend Ray “Class Personified” Allen wasn’t a little salty.

[@AllLocksNoCap]

We gonna retire your jersey mr. Allen when the Sonics comeback in a few years

[@dtpatriots848]

You guys better. Celtics can’t do it. Only here for 5 years

[@Pinzollo100]

Booooyyy did he skilfully sidestep the Hall of Fame question🤣🤣

[@jay_9985]

Ray Allen’s always been above the noise genuine dude👍🏿! George Karl ruined the Bucks. He traded Ray Allen’s prime for half a season of a declined Gary Payton. Ray wanted to be a Buck 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️! Then Giannis came🔥🏆and made everything right.

[@mr.brenman2132]

The Bucks weren't relevant for years until Karl came to Milwaukee and they weren't relevant for years after he was fired. That trade is on the GM.

[@bowsershark]

He seems to be underestimated or pooped in Milwaukee and Boston. Life does suck and Allen still went on to win a couple rings. Good for him!

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@bowsershark The fans in Milwaukee loved Ray Allen and he wanted to Stay in Milwaukee. GM's make bad decisions.

[@bowsershark]

@@mr.brenman2132 Yeah, what a bummer that they gave up on Allen. As my 5th grade teacher Ms. EVENS said, the cream always rises to the top. When people ushered him out of a couple doors, he opened new doors for ring wins.

[@b-gamer340]

Ya Ray those guys made me love the NBA again after Jordan left.. Ray it's a business but those guys were hurt when u left that's all. Hurt me as well when Ray went to the Heat

[@guru_basketball_kiero]

#GuruBasketballKieroSays As a Lakers fan, I hate that that 2008 Celtics team beat My Lakers, but after Kobe died (RIP 😢) I'm glad they patched things up

[@michaelprince3486]

The bigger Man, PERIOD.

[@bestlifemartialarts5558]

Welcome back to Boston Ray!

[@jlcrimm1]

KG was incredibly famous when he was a high schooler. I think in some ways this stunted his growth as a man, he has displayed very childish behavior throughout his adult life. Human beings just aren't meant to get that kind of adulation and money and fame at a young age, virtually nobody comes away from that experience and becomes a fully actualized and mature adult.

[@MrOctober44]

Human beings aren't meant to get that kind of adulation at any age. It's not normal to be treated like a God or

[@trey8536]

I never thought about it from that angle. Well said.

[@silewis9396]

I've always thought the straight outta high school way doesn't help you mature greatly but KG is not one of those that hasn't matured well. Compare the person you see on draft day or other interviews from that time to the person who you see after the Minnesota days. I think the childish behaviour you speak on generally comes from having the competitive "FU if you ain't on my team attitude" and that's just what worked for him. Even Doc Rivers said he was the culture setter on that Celtics teams, you can't do that successfully if you're childish, nor would you last 20 years in the league.

[@davidbarton1806]

Glad it's over and the big 3 can look back on they did and can always look back as champions 🏆

[@futrpdr]

It's a good thing that they ended their beef (everyone except Rondo). It's funny how Rondo has been one of the main catalysts to keep the beef brewing, yet he went and signed with the rival LA Lakers some years later. Yeah, the Celtics/Lakers rivalry wasn't there at that time, but it's still a rival franchise.

[@dtpatriots848]

I said the same thing. Rondo made at Ray and he signs with lakers. Twice. Love them both but yea that’s stupid by rondo

[@bowsershark]

Rondo froze out Ray in Boston and Pierce&KG didn't step in with leadership. This aided or greased the skids for a unappreciated Allen to go elsewhere to play.

[@ivanchunghk]

He dodged that question with KG holding a grudge haha

[@rocketrefrigerator]

Professional. Legend.

[@thecomplimentking]

Brilliant

[@csl9495]

Ray Allen you will always be Buck to me too. Was so upset to hear you got traded back in early 2000s.

[@matthewt8214]

Not a surprise when I go to post "class act" in the comments I've been beat to the punch because he's the epitome

[@thegod625]

Ray is right, all those vet players should have season tickets to teams they played for...

[@ying0129]

Was nice to see Ray and KG hugged it out, till Paul showed up 🙄🤥

[@GotDamBoi]

I think Paul wanted them to reconcile more than anybody. It was nice to see them all together IMO

[@jzl7965]

Lol what the fucks your problem

[@ILOV3BUTT3R]

At first I was totally in agreement and thought Pierce just wanted his slice of the spotlight, but I saw another angle of that moment showing Pierce standing back taking either a photo or video and one of his teammates pats his back and points towards KG and Ray, almost like he's telling Pierce to go join them. It really was a beautiful moment.

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

Why?

[@davemathew]

Paul Pierce.. 🐐

[@anthonygnoix4358]

Ray don't want to admit that it was a personal move

[@shinjipascal862]

yeah!!

[@christiandenmon2895]

RAY DIDN'T WANT TO ANSWER THAT LAST QUESTION ABOUT HOW THEY MADE UP! LOL

[@caipirinha_king1632]

Looks like the last grudge left is Michael Jordan hating Charles Barkley…

[@Ynnojs1128]

The issue was Ray left to their rival. I don’t think there would’ve been that much malice for 10 years if it wasn’t for that.

[@worphjordan]

they were talkign about trading ray

[@robertmorris8569]

@@worphjordan Exactly, more than once!!! According to the reports they weren't even worried about Ray until they found out Miami was going to give him a offer.... My only issue is that Ray didn't tell KG or Pierce that he was leaving.

[@IAMWATER7]

The world got Ray Allen… Milwaukee got JESUS SHUTTLESWORTH🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌

[@bowsershark]

Hooray for living through T Wolf scandals and sanctions and developing into a monster on the 10 year rookie gigantic contract. Congrats on the ring win on Boston. Getting right with Allen is your biggest achievement in the NBA.

[@daveton9033]

NBA! Just Business ...and Ray Allen knows better than the rest!

[@jimflanagan1948]

I am a Celtics fan that lives in Florida so I didn’t mind the trade to Miami.

[@Metical1312]

Ray is right about the organizations honoring the past players very few do . Boston , LA, , Dallas will make Dirk a God but very few do. Ask the average Golden state fan top 10 players of that organization and they will tell you about Curry , Dremond & Klay and thats it. They dont know about Run TMC or C-Dub & Spreewell or even the we believe Warriors with Baron Davis & Steph Jackson.

[@ojasvi828]

Such a nice man but so jealous of avery Bradley that he left for less money and smaller role to heat arghhh

[@VSmoothTwentyTwo]

He could of summed it up like this … Ray Allen, KG and rondo got sucked into a beef between Paul and Lebron . Paul need to give it up already

[@jg23-i9f]

Good guy.

[@JUNKHEAD224]

What an embarrassment by the Celtics to not invite Ray to Pierce's retirement.

[@chris-hq2hd]

not only did Ray go to the team the celtics were battling every year in the playoffs, but he even did so for less money than the celtics offered. just based on KG's recent podcast career, it's hard to believe he'd ever respect that. that move was permanently ending those relationships. the anger fades into apathy, but that's all that's left in the end. it is salt on the wound to play dumb about it even now, if he acknowledged it or tried to explain himself it might not seem as scummy

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

It was ok for KG/Pierce to hate Ray in 2012 when Ray left for Miami, but it was stupid once KG and Piece held on to it post retirement and also allowing Rondo to act like he was Ray’s equal but Rondo never was …and I love KG and Paul Pierce and Ray Allen

[@AveryBlackman]

They are all actors on the court and off. They put on a show to keep the fans yapping. Remember " He Got Game ", they all got game. 😁

[@davidng2362]

give ray a ticket for G6 tomorrow!

[@domagojgreguric6957]

Rondo is still petty though. Although they were fighting and feuding a lot in Boston also so i guess its more that than Ray leaving

[@rosewilliams3215]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Tim_Dunkin]

I get competition, I love it. But at some point KG & the others needed to let that go bc at a point it's just bitter. Especially when the person you goin at doesn't go back at you

[@doodooclowney1518]

KG had a right to be mad quite honestly. You don't leave and go to your rival team when you claim a "brotherhood" with your original team. Especially since Ray did everything behind the scenes and kept his teammates in the dark. I'm glad to see them rekindle their friendship though.

[@Homelessboy_Kenny]

I don't like how he FORCED Ray Allen to talk about the BAD days. Just talk about the good days or don't talk about it at all

[@DavidJourdain-j2f]

All former players should have season tickets!

[@PakRT48]

Ray Allen is Jesus.

[@NevaSellmySoul]

That white cat sound goofy sayin the word "beef"

[@lionelsheja6381]

I think this all started with Pierce. In his HOF speech, he sounded like he had forgave Allen and moved on from the whole thing.

[@michaelvaldez7884]

The 08 Celtics be milking that 1 chip they got. Crazy

[@waynetables6414]

08' Celtics changed the NBA forever. Completely changed the way rosters were constructed going forward for better or worse. As crazy as it sounds now, back then people didn't think you could build a team that was so top-heavy.. teams of that era that won a lot of games were the Pistons, Pacers, Spurs of the world and there was more of an emphasis and the view was that great teams are great top to bottom. After 08' the NBA culture became about assembling "big 3s". It wasn't like that before

[@the1317]

Who is Ray Allen ? and why is Jesus Shuttlesworth getting interviewed ?

[@DavidJourdain-j2f]

George Lopez be dropping hole in ones?! 🔥🔥🔥

[@nycEast46thStreet]

its about rondo now, rondo really hates ray

[@kevindelavega3746]

PNW 🐐

[@lynnerose7891]

They won 1 RING. 14 YEARS AGO.

[@thekidblack111]

They ushered in the modern big 3 era. Paul played 15 years with Boston. Come on dawg

[@maxhong3273]

RAY ALLENS SHOT IN MIAMI 🤍🔥 #legend

[@mrcassantos]

Ray had to go to the big dogs Kg and Pierce to get the fans back on his side. Even still he’ll never be one of my favorites again though.

[@leelohaskin7941]

Who cares about your favorites 😂

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

How many # the Celtics got retired

[@hanj31]

Let bygones be bygones

[@iishyxvietxboyii1]

MJ and Barkley is next, lol.

[@juliocenteno5400]

It’s funny all 3 are in the greatest 75 right but joe dumars isn’t but all joe D did was get into the hof 6x all star 5x all defensive team win 2 chips go to 3 straight finals win finals mvp & guard Jordan magic & drexler & have Jordan say dumars was the best player to ever guard me it’s a joke I have joe dumard @ 39th greatest of all time & for the young guys that don’t believe go on KZbin & see joe diners highlights

[@josecenteno08]

This is like getting a degree in gender studies: now what?

[@dominiquejones3805]

Still no Rondo

[@ricebowl3]

Hey on thing good happened so far in 2022

[@CoolTy23]

Ray Allen leaving the Celtics to go to the Heat is the same as Kevin Durant leaving the Thunder to go to the Warriors

[@dianteruffin6204]

Ray Allen was not a superstar. He was 33 and avg 9 ppg off the bench

[@doublef8661]

All this sh when in fact they all played just 1/3 of their career in Boston at most. Except Pierce.

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

The Celtics ain’t wanna pay u

[@timothybarr8241]

Wow so kg didnt even invite Ray? I take back what i said. KG is still a child. Ray had show up unannounced and uninvited to get shown respect.

[@josephhanretty888]

All Lebrons fault

[@Eb-dw3tq]

Not

[@lukelee3]

Has 1 more ring than them, lol

[@marvin7533]

Garnett and Pierce act like immature children at times. SMH.

[@bowsershark]

Allen is a better man than the grudge holders. There is no real beef if one guy does not accept the beef. So, it was fake like a vegetarian squabble with no real protein substance. 🤔 Carbs , if you will that burn off and leave the petty guys light headed.☺️ Time heals all! But, it should surely be noted, the petty guys showed their true character. They can be perhaps be forgiven but their actions cannot be forgotten. It must have been a heavy burden to carry a huge ton bucket of crap on shoulders for some many years. Good for Allen to travel the high road and not let negative vibes bring him down. Ray, BTW, don't forget to wear the Miami ring to the next big Celtics affair😆 😎 .

[@gabeaguero8505]

F what people think y’all are grown men acting accordingly havin self respect an discipline smh

[@Opochtli]

SUbbed

[@johnmango6056]

Ray going to Miami was Still one of the weakest moves in sports history

[@saz19s8]

Ray going to the Heat or KD going to the Warriors?