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Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen, who played under Rivers for five seasons in Boston, including in 2008 when they won a championship together, wouldn't be surprised if Rivers also left the Celtics. "I mean, it's not like that's the only team he's coached," Allen told USA TODAY Sports. "That's part of sports. You look around the league, some of the best coaches have coached in multiple cities." USA Today Sports

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Miami Heat sharpshooter Ray Allen was given some sleek custom kicks for the NBA Finals. The Jordan brand representative will have four different pairs to choose from—two for home games and two for away games. The shoes are "player exclusive" models of the Jordan XX8, which are apparently quite elusive. The Nike store lists the shoe (at $250) but notes that they are all sold out. Houston Chronicle

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It was brought to Curry’s attention that he is listed at 50-1 odds to win the July 19-21 tournament while NBA players Michael Jordan and Ray Allen were at 40-1. “I’ve played with Ray before and I’ve played with Michael Jordan before,” he said. “I feel like I can beat them on any given day, but we’ll see. When we take it out from a friendly match on a vacation somewhere to the American Century Championship — like I say, in front of TV cameras and big gallery and all that — but I think I can hold my own against those (guys), so we'll see what happens.” Reno Gazette-Journal

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Gary Washburn: Ray Allen said he hasn't made a decision on his player option for next season but will address it after #nbafinals #heat #spurs Twitter @GwashNBAGlobe

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Kristine Leahy: This Ray Allen back to Bos rumor shouldn't be taken seriously. To put it nicely, the C's wouldn't exactly welcome him back w open arms. Twitter

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He didn’t want to lose again. He had an offer from the Celtics—a more generous offer than the three-year, $9 million deal he took with Miami—but he chose to come here because of those ropes. He wanted to be inside them this time around. He knew that would upset folks in Boston. But he was more concerned with his own situation. I asked Allen if winning this game, being at this point, served as validation for that decision. “Yeah, it does,” he said. “When we sat down and we talked about it, we being my family and the people that supported me over my life, we talked about being selfish and giving ourselves the best opportunity to win. We wanted to win, we didn’t want to be in a situation where we were going to struggle. Sitting here in this situation, it’s a great relief. Because sometimes you take a gamble. Your family believes in you, and we’re here and I can say that we’re in the situation we put ourselves in and we’re happy with it. We know that we can see the end of the road.” Sporting News

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Kristina Leahy: This Ray Allen back to Bos rumor shouldn't be taken seriously. To put it nicely, the C's wouldn't exactly welcome him back w open arms. Twitter @KristineLeahy

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NBA on NBC Boston: People close to Ray Allen claiming he is thinking about opting out of his contract hoping to return to Boston for 1 year & retire a celtic. Twitter

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“We had Ray going over in the cab and we had two buses (trips made by the team bus at staggered times), and then other guys started to go with him,’’ Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. “LeBron (James) went a few times. Mike Miller, J.J. (James Jones), Bird (Chris “Birdman’’ Andersen). Then we said, ‘Wait a minute. If we have millions of dollars going in these cabs, this organization needs to create a new bus.’ For 18 years (that Spoelstra has been with the organization), we had two buses. And now because of Ray Allen, we have three buses. It’s called the early shooters bus.’’ Allen is joined on the bus by a pair of Heat staffers who assist with his shooting drills and members of the training staff. Allen sometimes is the only player on the bus, and he never takes a game off. FOXSports Florida

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“Our nickname for him is ‘Everyday Ray,’ ’’ Spoelstra said. “It’s every day. It’s not every other day. It’s not some days. It’s every single day Ray. His work ethic and his discipline are in the top percentage in this league. Ninety- nine percent of the players do not have that type of consistent work ethic.’’ FOXSports Florida

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Chris Tomasson: Ray Allen said not leaning any way about whether picking up $3.23 million option this summer. “I haven’t even thought about it,’’ he said. Twitter @christomasson

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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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