Sunday, January 27th, 2013 at 12:42 pm  |  21 responses

Ray Allen Reportedly Felt Doc Rivers Liked Pierce, Garnett and Rondo More Than Him


Today’s Celtics-Heat game is being marketed as Ray Allen’s grand return to Boston, although plenty of C’s fans probably won’t be too excited to see him after the guard left their favorite squad and signed with the reigning champs down south. Well according to the Daily News, one of Allen’s gripes about his time in Boston was that he was fourth in Coach Doc Rivers’ pecking order, behind Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo: “The Celtics have given video tributes to the likes of Eddie House and Big Baby Davis when they returned with their new teams, so of course they will honor Ray Allen on Sunday when he comes back to TD Garden for the first time as a member of the Miami Heat. There will be a lot of smiling through gritted teeth on both sides. The Celtics were not happy that Allen defected to the rival Heat last summer as a free agent, while by the end of his time in Boston, Allen told close allies that he felt he ran fourth on Doc Rivers’ list of favorites, after Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo.”

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  • danpowers

    somebody cuddle the poor man

  • Morena

    So now he is fourth behind james, wade and bosh…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Gilbert/100001749589586 Mike Gilbert

    don’t forget these guys too

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZVyCpkJWYY

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Gilbert/100001749589586 Mike Gilbert

    Why the hell do these slam links always take me to TMZ

  • spit hot fiyah

    i think it was harder to swallow that Avery Bradley was more valuable than him to the team at the end of last season

  • The Philosopher

    Uncle Ray Ray seems bitter.

  • Caboose

    The sad part was Bradley was outplaying him. Ray’s defense is…Nash-like.

  • https://twitter.com/Wayne__o BuenoWayno1

    Ray is as professional as they get but I don’t think his pride could take bradley starting over him.

  • M Cho

    I miss those Ubuntu days when Ray didn’t talk sh*t about pecking order or being liked and just sacrificed for winning.

  • ATL dynamite

    Hello Captain Obvious.

  • zogs19994

    PAUSE…..HUG, NOT CUDDLE…

  • Pop’D Molly

    You’re welcome, Sergeant Sarcasm

  • danpowers

    lol nooo. cuddle! u heard me

  • Caboose

    Pierce, Garnett and Rondo also did more than you, Ray.

  • http://www.facebook.com/rainman1991 Saleem Rainman

    rightfully so…those 3 guys have been better than u for years now… and btw this guy REALLY needs to stop crying lol

  • nick

    ray really needs to let this battle go

  • fishsticks

    “Allen told close allies”
    Who? Who are these close allies? This isn’t real journalism. C’mon slam

  • ByAnyMeansNecessary

    Who cares? He won a championship with them. He hit a lot of big shots for them. They look worse without him. He’s on the best team in the East regardless of what happened today. He played well today. The Celtics miss him. KG can be as tough on the outside as he wants, he misses him too. He and Pierce may be headed out of town soon now with Rondo tearing his ACL. No big deal.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000166716900 Anthony Darnello Taylor Jr.

    i think he just wanted his friends to be happy for him. Afterall basketball is a business and Ray made a business move in his interest before someone used him as a bargaining chip. Maybe he figured his buddies would understand? Who wants to be in the twilight of their career playing for ainge? lmao #BusinessOverLoyalty

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003246310246 Jason Carter

    Ray get over yourself..i was just forgetting about this dude leaving Boston, and all the gripes, now it seems he is just reaching.

  • Bullsfan

    Suck it up ray

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