Ray Allen
Hall of Fame Speech
Ray Allen: 75 Stories
Ray Allen: The Class of '96
Ray Allen: Retrospective
Podcast Interview
One-on-One Interview
Consistency, Durability Guide Marksman Ray Allen
Given the manner in which Ray Allen has gone about his basketball profession over the past three decades or so, referring to him as a creature of habit seems wildly insufficient. A zealot for repetition? That’s closer to the truth. A borderline sufferer of obsessive-compulsive disorder? That’s very real, as Allen sees it.
Letter to My Younger Self
Dear 13-year-old Ray, When you get off the school bus tomorrow, you’re going to be in a whole new world. This is nothing new. Every time your father gets stationed at a new Air Force base, you have to say goodbye to your friends and start a new life. It’s the same routine once every three years or so. New school, new culture, new faces.
The Things I'll Never Forget
There’s this scene in Forrest Gump, all the recruits are sitting on their bunks, and they’re taking apart and putting together their rifles while being timed by the drill sergeant. Gump finishes putting together his weapon and yells out, “Done, drill sergeaaant!”
Q & A: Ray Allen
The basketball court inside FTX Arena is encircled by a thin yellow out-of-bounds line, and it would be inconspicuous if you didn’t understand or know the reason for the paint color. You might say it’s the Line That Ray Allen Created. Allen is, of course, a Hall of Famer and the maker…
The Most Interesting Man in the NBA
Farewell to Ray Allen, the most interesting man in the NBA. The league veteran announced his retirement on Tuesday in an open “Letter to my younger self” on The Players’ Tribune. But he will surely be remembered for way more than what he did on the court.
Ray Allen Coaching the Game He Loves
Ray Allen was back home Friday night, so to speak: less than an hour away from where he became a household name playing for UConn and 10 minutes from his crowning achievement in the sport of basketball. Ray Allen was on the sidelines at Springfield College’s Blake Arena.
