{"id":101000,"date":"2022-03-15T00:48:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T04:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=101000"},"modified":"2022-03-15T00:48:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T04:48:31","slug":"ray-allen-returns-to-boston-on-kevin-garnett-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=101000","title":{"rendered":"Ray Allen Returns to Boston on Kevin Garnett Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOSTON &#8212; Ray Allen returned to Boston at TD Garden for Kevin Garnett&#8217;s jersey retirement, a surprise guest who Garnett called out in his speech before hugging at half court with Paul Pierce. It marked the first public embrace between the three since Allen left the Celtics for the Heat and split from his former teammates. 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