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It has been almost two years now, since Ray Allen last played in the league. It is still a mystery for most of the NBA fans. All of them have one question in mind. Where is Ray Allen?
The last appearance of Allen was back when the Heat lost their championship run last 2014 against the Spurs.
After that, Allen was nowhere to be seen.
Ray Allen has passed on multiple offers to return to the Heat, sources told the Miami Herald.
The Heat has reached out "multiple times through multiple channels to Allen," and in addition
to having a "standing offer" to return since the 2014 offseason, Miami "made additional overtures as recently as this summer." Despite keeping himself in excellent shape, it's hard to see the 40-year-old returning to the NBA after sitting out the last year.
Before the 2015-2016 season started, a statement was released by Allen. "Over the past several months, I have taken a lot of time to deliberate what is best for me," Allen said in a statement released by his agent. "I've ultimately decided that I will not play this NBA season. I'm going to take the remainder of this season, as well as the upcoming off-season, to reassess my situation, spend time with my family and determine if I will play in the 2015-16 season."
It was previously reported that despite not playing the entire season last year, future Hall of Famer Ray Allen has yet to formalize his retirement.
According to cbssports.com, Allen spoke about his hiatus and his possible retirement. "I haven't said anything about that and I won't officially retire," Allen said. "Because if something came to the table, contractually and situational-ly, I want to be able to take a strong look at it. I don't want to be that guy that says he's retiring and then is coming back."
There's even a rumor that Allen may be coming back to the NBA and a possible reunion could occur. As per axs.com, the Los Angeles Clippers are still in pursuit of the sharpshooting guard.
If head coach Doc Rivers can convince the retired player to comeback, it would be a mini-reunion of the 2008 Boston Celtics championship team with Rivers as the coach and Finals Most Valuable Player Paul Pierce in the roster.
Allen has been gone for two seasons, but one thing's for sure. As long as he doesn't decide to call it quits, there's still a ray of hope that Jesus Shuttlesworth will be back in the league. All we have to do is, just wait for his comeback.
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