RAY ALLEN RUMORS & GOSSIP

Celtics' Allen pushing through injury

Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen has shifted back to full speed. One day after considering whether to sit Allen for Game 2 because of an injured ankle, the team changed course and told Allen to return to his normal routine, rather than limiting his off-day activity. To that end, Allen arrived early for extra shooting on Wednesday. "That's Ray," Rivers told reporters...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  3 minutes ago
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Ray Allen: “Just put me out there and let me do the best I can”

  Doc Rivers told Jackie MacMullan Tuesday that he was considering resting Ray Allen for game 3, possibly every other game for the remainder of the series. Ray Allen spoke to the media on that topic. My trainers and I discussed [taking a game off],” Allen conceded, “but I really, really do not want go [...]
Via CLNS Radio  |  2 hours ago
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Shootaround notes: Ray Allen is not taking it easy

In an effort to maximize Allen's on-court production, the Celtics had previously limited his offday (and even day-of-game) activity. But one day after debating whether to potentially sit Allen in Game 2, the Celtics essentially went in the complete opposite direction and told Allen to go back to his shot-heavy routine in hopes of sparking his offense. "That’s Ray,"...
Via Red's Army  |  3 hours ago
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Ray Allen fighting struggles the only way he knows how

Ray Allen is the first Celtic to arrive at shootaround moments ago, ahead of the team bus.about 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite@celticsBoston CelticsYou get the sense this is killing him. That not being able to hit shots in what might be his final postseason with the Boston Celtics is tearing chunks of flesh from his skin. That bricking free throw after free...
Via Celtics Town  |  3 hours ago
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Doc won't sit Ray Allen

ESPN.com "Not yet," Rivers told reporters later in the day when asked about a potential move. "We're good. Ray is Ray. We're going to just keep rolling him out there and see what we can get. When we feel like he can't give it to us, we'll go with someone else. But I think right now, you have to give Ray a fighting chance." Ray Allen has been a...
Via Celtics Life  |  4 hours ago
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Ray Allen might sit for a game to rest ailing ankle, says Doc Rivers

Ray Allen’s shooting woes continued Monday night, when he shot 1-for-7 from the field despite a few open looks, especially early in the contest. The world even tilted off its axis — I mean, Allen even missed four of his seven free throws as he continues to, in his words, fight a battle within himself.I don’t know how Doc Rivers can play Allen 39 minutes one day...
Via Celtics Town  |  23 hours ago
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What to do with Ray Allen

Here we are again.  Ray Allen's ankle is a mess and the injury is permeating his entire game.  He can't cut, he can barely shoot, he's routinely beaten off the dribble.  It's bad. Yet.... There he was, valiantly doing other things to help the team as best he could.  He grabbed 5 rebounds (2 offensive) which is more than Paul Pierce and Brandon Bass combined...
Via Red's Army  |  1 day ago
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Ankle injury hurting Ray Allen’s shot

Ray Allen’s ankle injury may have the Boston Celtics in a bad way at the worst possible time. Allen’s shooting has suffered throughgut the playoffs and the contributing factor is his bum right wheel. The usual dead-eye shooter has struggled all postseason, shooting an abysmal .390 from the field, .268 from three point land and .600 Dwight Howard style from the charity...
Via Pass The Pill  |  1 day ago
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Eastern Conference Finals: Ray Allen Discusses Shooting Woes

  After shooting just 1-7 from the field and an incomprehensible 3-7  from the free throw line, Ray Allen discussed his shooting woes, injury and lost stroke with the media. From WEEI/Flanns: “I believe you guys know what I’m dealing with,” Allen said. “There’s nothing really to talk about. It’s like a battle within myself [...]
Via CLNS Radio  |  1 day ago
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Ray Allen wipes away the shanks to deliver in the fourth quarter

If Ray Allen had been on the golf course yesterday, his drive on the first tee would have landed in the 15th fairway. He wasn’t just missing shots, he was shanking them. The world’s most prolific three-point shooter couldn’t find the net if he MapQuested directions.He entered the fourth quarter having hit just one of nine field goal attempts. His last two attempts...
Via Celtics Town  |  2 days ago
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