On a night that was almost entirely about him, Kevin Garnett used the opportunity to squash his longstanding feud with Ray Allen.
The beef — which began roughly when Garnett refused to shake Allen’s hand after Allen signed with the rival Heat — seemed to thaw at the All-Star break when a viral photo emerged of Garnett, Allen and Paul Pierce sharing a moment.
Then word trickled out that Allen would attend Garnett’s jersey retirement at TD Garden on Sunday after the Celtics took on the Mavericks. Sure enough, Allen was in the building, and Celtics fans gave him a warm reception.