Shannon & Ray Allen
In Conversation with Lesley Visser
English - October 07, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSoccer Sports Baseball hall of fame baseball basketball cbs celebrity football golf interviews lesley visser nfl Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
He’s a father, a husband, a gentleman, a legend – but just an OK karaoke singer. It’s a tough crowd. Ray Allen’s wife, Shannon, is a former professional singer, and Ray said it’s hard to have confidence when you’ve heard your wife’s song on the radio. Every fan knows about Ray Allen’s heart-stopping step-back 3 against the Spurs in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals, but Lesley and Ray also reminisced about his winning shot for Connecticut against Georgetown in the ‘96 Big East Championship. Allen’s off-balance jumper over Allen Iverson in the closing seconds became a memory for the ages. Ray talked about his two NBA titles, with Boston and Miami, and the status of his fallout with former teammate Kevin Garnett. In retirement, Ray and Shannon are raising four boys. One son, Walker, has had Type 1 diabetes for 13 years, but a glucose monitoring system now means Walker won’t have to prick his finger seven times a day. Ray did note that living with the disease has not affected Walker’s cross-over dribble.