Allen to Miss Remainder of Season
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March 25, 2007
SEATTLE – Sonics General Manager Rick Sund announced today that guard
Ray Allen will miss the remainder of the season with bone spurs in his left ankle. The injury will require Allen to undergo surgery, although a specific date for the procedure has yet to be determined.
“It makes sense for Ray to go forward and have the surgery,” Sund said. “He’s been playing with pain for some time now, and all parties involved agree that this is what is best for Ray in the long run.”
In his 11th NBA season, Allen appeared in 55 games this year for the Sonics, averaging a career-high 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 40.3 minutes per contest. A seven-time NBA All-Star, Allen scored a career-high 54 points vs. Utah on Jan. 12, 2007.
The fifth overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Allen was acquired by the Sonics from the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 20, 2003. The University of Connecticut alum has appeared in 790 regular season NBA games and holds career averages of 21.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Allen has made 1,920 three-pointers, second only to Reggie Miller’s NBA record of 2,560.
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