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Ray Allen recounted a story about how a former teammate drank a very strange liquid concoction before games. “The strangest drink I’ve ever seen was Acie Earl,’’ said Allen, referring to a teammate on the 1996-97 Milwaukee Bucks. “He used to mix Coca-Cola and coffee and drink it before a game. I was like, ‘Never.’ I guess he was just looking for that caffeine rush… I got just spased even thinking about it.’’ Sulia

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“Where I am, it’s like imagine what I can do if I just keep being healthy and continue to push forward,’’ Ray Allen said. “If my body allows me to (Allen could play a few more years).’’ Allen, a 17-year veteran, has a Heat option on his contract next season worth $3.23 million. He's said he won’t make a decision on that until after the playoffs. Sulia

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Ray Allen reflected on his tenure with the Bucks and the infamous trade and said he didn’t harbor “any bitterness” toward any Bucks officials. That includes then Bucks coach George Karl, with whom he often butted heads. Allen said that he hasn’t spoken to Karl since their Milwaukee days, even though they have seen each other on numerous occasions. “We’re like ships passing in the night,” Allen said. Before signing with Heat last summer as a free agent, Allen said he also had offers on the table from Memphis and Minnesota. He said Milwaukee never contacted him. Racine Journal-Times

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You would think, upon observing their interaction, that they knew each other well before Allen’s decision to join the Heat as a free agent last summer. “We didn’t,” Allen said. “Now it’s a special bond that we have,” James said. “And it was like, right away.” The Palm Beach Post

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Ray Allen has broken Reggie Miller's record for 3-pointers in the NBA playoffs. Allen's fourth 3 in the Miami Heat's game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night gave him 321 for his career, one more than the former Indiana Pacers great. Allen set the record with 8:35 to play, then added his fifth of the night a few minutes later for No. 322. ESPN.com

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Evans Clinchy: LeBron on Ray Allen: "I've always been in his ear over the years, telling him, 'Let's join together at some point. Let's join, join, join.'" Twitter @evansclinchy

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LeBron James beat Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers in a long-range shooting contest after a Miami Heat practice on Monday, and demanded they pay their debt with 20 pushups. Very, very shoddy pushups. Shane Battier was wise to stay out of this contest. For The Win

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Joseph Goodman: RAY ALLEN on Boston Marathon: "We have a family friend that was there and she’s in intensive care now because she lost her leg." Twitter @JoeGoodmanJr

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Chris Tomasson: Ray Allen on running marathon: “I was going to run when I retired. I still believe it. At some point I’ll run the marathon.’’ Twitter @christomasson

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Pierce doesn’t consider his own feelings about Allen that extreme. But as the Celtics captain admitted this week in anticipation of last night’s game against the Heat, he’s still not ready to put Allen back on his calling list. “One day when it’s all said and done, I’m sure we’ll talk about it off to the side,” Pierce said when asked if he was capable of forgiving Allen for joining the Celtics’ bitterest conference rival. “But not right now.” Boston Herald

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“It definitely hurt me,” Pierce said. “Say we play the Lakers for the championship, and two years later I go and sign with the Lakers. That’s the equivalent of what he did.” Allen, told of Pierce’s comments last night, quietly nodded. “I miss playing with Paul, and being his teammate,” he said. “There’s a lot of sentimentality from me being there and walking with those guys. That doesn’t change. I wouldn’t take that away from him. I respect him feeling that way. Those feelings are justified. I’m not on his team anymore, I’m not helping them win. Boston Herald

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Hall of Fame in-waiting guard Ray Allen of the Miami Heat, who began his pro career with the Bucks, said the Bucks never approached him last summer when he was a free agent about finishing his career in Milwaukee. “No, they never did,” Allen said. “There was no pitch from them.’’ Added Allen: “I considered Memphis and Minnesota. That’s the plate I was looking at. Those were the teams that were offering me to go play for them.” Racine Journal-Times

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“McLemore is a better version of Ray Allen. He will play shooting guard the way it is supposed to be played,” the talent evaluator said. “The only negative to his game is sometimes he defers. He could definitely use another year in college to learn to take over games. “Obviously, he had to go (pro),” the scout quickly added. “The draft is only about potential now.” Lawrence Journal-World

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To hear LeBron James tell it, Chris Andersen converting his first 3-pointer in more than four years hardly was a shock Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena against the Milwaukee Bucks. James said he's seen it in practice from Birdman, when Ray Allen, James Jones, Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers are testing their 3-point range on game days. "They start shootaround out with knockout," James said of the drill when you attempt to make a shot before the person in line in front of you converts. "Ray, J.J., Shane, Rio and Bird. Bird has been in the finals before, I don't know if he has ever won one before, but he has been in the final with all those great shooters." Andersen's conversion at the shot-clock buzzer lifted him to 3 of 25 from beyond the arc over his career. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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In the feud between Pat Riley and Danny Ainge, #Heat guard Ray Allen says he respects both men. “They have history,'' Allen, who played for Aingle last year in Boston and is with Riley this year, told FOX Sports Florida. "If you think about that, they have history. It’s always interesting fodder when you hear what goes back and forth with general managers, but I don’t really put too much into it. I know both guys really well and I respect both of them, so they're both good at what they do.'' Sulia

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Ethan J. Skolnick: Ray Allen on Chris Andersen's 3: "I wasn't surprised. We work on it." Twitter @EthanJSkolnick

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The Heat are hopeful Bosh could be back for Tuesday's home game against Milwaukee, but Spoelstra has repeatedly said the team is more focused on having its primary rotation players rejuvenated for the playoffs. In addition to James, Wade and Bosh, guards Mario Chalmers and Ray Allen have missed recent games with lingering ankle injuries, although both played Saturday. ESPN.com

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Erik Spoelstra talks about whether stars LeBron James & Dwyane Wade (& Ray Allen) might return Saturday vs. Philly “We’ll see,’’ Spoelstra said. “We’ll continue to re-evaluate our guys. Our guys are doing their part. They’re getting a great deal of treatment.’’ Sulia

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Ray Allen (ankle), Mario Chalmers (ankle), LeBron James (hamstring) and Dwyane Wade (ankle) will all miss tonight's #HEATgame. Twitter

Miami Heat, Ray Allen, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Mario Chalmers, Injuries 

The Miami Heat are expected to be without LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Mario Chalmers and Ray Allen because of various nagging injuries for Friday's road game against the Charlotte Bobcats. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said all four players continued to receive treatment during Thursday's light practice at AmericanAirlines Arena before the team's flight to Charlotte. James, Wade and Chalmers have missed the past three games and have not played since Friday's win at New Orleans. ESPN.com

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