SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – There were many illustrious moments that helped to shape Ray Allen’s Hall-of-Fame basketball career, but in his mind, there is one that stands high above all others: winning the 2008 NBA championship as a member of the Boston Celtics.
After donning his orange jacket Thursday afternoon at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Allen looked back on his time in Boston fondly, singling out the team’s banner season as the pinnacle of his career.
“It was incredible because I didn’t know what it took to win a title,” said Allen, who will join 12 others Friday evening to be officially enshrined into the Hall-of-Fame.