The 2008 Boston Celtics ushered in a new era of basketball. The new look squad dubbed “The Big Three” brought in superstars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to join their franchise centerpiece, Paul Pierce. After the team was constructed, every other NBA power scurried to find other superstars on the trading block to pair with their best player.
Everyone was looking to get their version of “The Big Three,” but while the Celtics plan worked for the 2008 season as they brought home a championship to Boston, not all was good on the homefront. It was well documented that the best player outside their Big Three, point guard Rajon Rondo, was a tough player on the court and a tough guy to get along with. That was true for Ray Allen who never really gelled with the team’s point guard.
And when Ray Allen left the Celtics to play for the rival Miami Heat in 2013, that set off a firestorm that probably will never be tamed. That is evident in Rajon Rondo’s latest move. He’s organizing a ten-year reunion for the 2008 championship Celtics team and Ray Allen is not invited on the trip despite being an integral part of the team.
“I mean, Ray left. He left to the enemy,” said Rondo in an indelibly stern manner.
It’s very clear that the line is drawn between Allen and the rest of his former teammates, but one other teammate feels like the line was unfairly drawn for him as well.
It seems that Rondo forgot to invite former Celtic big man Scot Pollard on the reunion trip. Pollard wasn’t a huge part of the team’s success on the court, but he does mention in his tweet that he and Rondo had a good relationship and he helped Rondo after he got chewed out by head coach, Doc Rivers.
Let’s hope this is all a mistake and Pollard gets invited to partake in the festivities.
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