[FULL] Ray Allen on leaving the Celtics, missing Paul Pierce’s ceremony & KG snub | First Take

It just happened exactly. You know each of us has been in a situation where you sign with another team and you have to say what exactly this means. I stay put or I move. somewhereOtherwise, now I had to start implementing that process, so the moment it happened, that's when it really starts, that's when I have to deal with the reaction, you know, I've had players twitter that you know that I am a traitor. weeded, yes, sorry, so I'm a traitor, suddenly, who tweeted that I'm not going to report them, but I know who and I remember who it was because no, I've learned not to talk about some. business houses in this game because everyone makes their own decisions for their own reasons we all have families that's what I don't understand it's like another player in this league saying oh it was Ronnie he's there like we don't criticize to another. player because we know what it means to do what we need, so you feel like Ray Allen feels like he's been wronged rather than you thinking you did it wrong, say that again, do you feel like you're the one who's wrong in terms of the relationship? with the players I'm not talking about the negotiations I'm not talking about the Celtics I'm talking about kg Kendrick Perkins Pope your Rondo you think you've made a mis

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of all, Kendrick Perkins wasn't even in the team when I left, so it's not right, so yeah, it's not about right and wrong, you know, we're talking about signing a contract to go to another team, why?

There is right and wrong, I'm waiting, I won a championship, why do people say beat them to do it? Yeah, that's not forgetting to beat your old boys to do it. No, we didn't play that playoff play to fight there, no, no, no, you. You're right, you're right, it was before I kicked your ass. I'm sorry, why do I have to apologize for doing something I was supposed to do when we were drafted into this league? They tell us: do you have it? goals to win the championship that is our mission that is our goal wherever we end up we are fortunate to be with a team that shares the same mentality that the players say that shares the same mentality of wanting to go out and believe in a process every day that has It's been my mission forever I've done it I tried in Milwaukee I failed I tried to get out I failed in one in Boston and finally I went to Miami just to be clear so they're salty you're not I was never salty they won a championship together in 2008 that's why that I was surprised the day I tried to at least give kg pound, it wasn't like that, you know, yes, now I'm against you.

I understand that you know that I am now an enemy to you, but it is not personal, the only way we can appreciate what we do is through our opposition, we understand our true greatness because the people next to us or across the aisle push us to be the ones to show how you felt because kg got area 21 max got area 21 and the team appeared on TNT Paul Pierce was dead Rondo was dead Perkins were there everyone was talking about you How did you feel when you saw those same two things? I was disappointed that Perkins was there.

We had a conversation two weeks before and he said he was out of the fight because he knew who I was and where I was, big baby, he was there, he was talking about me and big baby, I took him under my wings and tried to do everything I could. I could to help. be who he needed to be for this league and make him grow in his game, so those two players weren't even on the team in 2011, so they didn't even have the right to comment, so excuse the other one. The second is just that you're talking about something that I would have appreciated a lot more if you had brought me on the show and said you know, let's clear things up, let's figure this out.

He should have this minute offenses instead of being you. you know sitting here talking about why you're mad at me you know I'm a brother kg and I grew up together like you're here like where you forgot where we were the genesis of our relationship like we were kids fighting to do it, to make our children's lives better and our lives better. families, at what point do you say you know what this is simply basketball? It's not personal, like we're there, so in his feelings about this, unlike you, it seems like you're saying, Hey, this is a business.

I made a decision for my family. There are more important things than basketball and it seems like they are very hurt. Why do you think it is especially AG? That's a question you have to ask them. but one thing that I talk about in my book is that I want people to understand that as people we have all done great things and you know good or bad things are life, but what makes us truly great is our ability. To recover from our mis

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s, we have all made mistakes. I can admit that you know that the things that have gone wrong in my life have only led me to where I am today.

I can tell you what I've done wrong, you know? I can tell you that the shots I missed made me work harder, so I can admit that I should have been

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y involved with those guys while I was going through the process, but it's hard at the time to, okay,

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y understand it. but now that you didn't contact those guys like you eloquently said, time has passed, obviously we know they have feelings about it. Have you communicated? Do you intend to communicate with them? Do you want them to contact you? Well, going back to your point when you said that the three of us knew Paul, Kevin and I, we came to this together.

I felt extremely bad for not having a conversation with Paul, even though I had the opportunity and China to talk to him and Di listen, you know I didn't mean to not tell you anything. I feel very bad about that. I should have called you. I should have sent you a message. I should have let you know this was brewing while I was talking to Kevin. text I was in a position where I was upset, I was angry because what was happening wasn't going the way I wanted, but at the same time, he can't say that I wasn't talking to him and telling him. what was going on because he knew like I did when I texted them, so now that we're sitting here it's like dude, there's no ill will, I don't have any angst, you know these guys, I love these guys like you know how many questions the kids in Wellesley Massachusetts how many times they came to my house during Halloween and how many times they seemed like Kevin big baby Big Papi Kevin Youkilis Nate Robinson dressed up over my house and trick-or-treating like we were hanging out at each other's houses Yeah, we went to each other's Vince, There's a Vince that we didn't go to, but we all always support each other, so when I sit listening to this stuff like I'm not part of the Big Three, I was like First of all, we're the Big 12 because it took 12 of us. .

I don't leave anyone out. Eddie House James Posey, the big baby, PJ Brown, Sam Cassell, they were all important, Scot Pollard, like it was all of us and we were all involved, and that's it. What I wanted people to know is that it wasn't just the three of us and we all shared something special. I know each of their kids every time I see them, I know their wives, so when I talk about them I always say in regards to Brandi. and Julie, you know everyone we spend time with, thanks for watching ESPN on YouTube to stream live sports and premium content, subscribe to ESPN Plus.