Ray Allen was one-third of a legendary big three that won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008 alongside Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. The trio were put together in the summer of 2007 and enjoyed instant success, securing the title in just their first season together. Allen was a key component with his deadly three-point shooting as he averaged 15.5 points per game throughout the playoffs and shot just under 40 percent from beyond the arc. He helped them knock off Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers and became part of the Celtics' history. 

Joining the enemy

But in 2012, he made the decision to leave Boston in free agency and sign for their biggest Eastern Conference rivals at the time, the Miami Heat. 

The 43-year-old said he was offered less money and a small role with the C's so he went to a place where he felt wanted. 

Despite enjoying a close relationship with KG and Pierce, he apparently didn't let them know he was leaving and this led to a falling out with his former teammates. 

Allen and Pierce finally patched things up after having a face to face conversation last summer but it seems unlikely that Garnett will ever mend fences with him. 

When the three-point marksman enters the Hall of Fame this weekend, he's not expecting to receive congratulatory messages from many of the 2008 Boston team. 

“No, I don’t expect to (hear from them),” Allen told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

“I talked to Paul a year ago today, and we patched it out. So much was made about my decision, and they were upset with me because I left for Miami.

"But it will never change what went on between us in 2008.”

Moving on

The head coach who led them to that success 10 years ago, Doc Rivers, believes Allen's Hall of Fame induction provides the perfect time to bring the band back together and let bygones be bygones. 

He's hoping they can eventually put their differences and egos aside.

"The phrase I used to use a thousand times in arguments with the team: 'It's about getting it right, not who is right,'" he said, per ESPN's Chris Forsberg.

"I hope we can get that right because they are all probably right in whatever they are saying in some way or form, but they need to get it right and get together."

A decade on from their famous triumph, they should be celebrating the anniversary together but it's unfortunate that their feud is getting in the way of that happening.

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