Posted on 12/24/2016 7:37:43 AM PST by huldah1776
Basketball legend Ray Allen took to the road for the holidays. But this wasn’t your ordinary family Christmas visit.
Allen, who played with the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, joined the USO Holiday Tour to visit military personnel overseas, with stops including Afghanistan and Qatar.
But Allen didn’t just speak and mingle with the troops at military bases last week. He also experienced a few adventures of his own, like hanging from an airborne CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Afghanistan.
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He grew up around military bases as the son of an Air Force mechanic. The holiday tour showed appreciation to the military, he said.
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Good for him. I’ve only been to two NBA games in the last decade, and only because I got very good seats for free. One of those games, I saw Allen light it up for 40+ for the Celtics. The guy could shoot.
One of UConn best basketball players...
Hanging from a Chinook on the ground probably isn't as much fun.
I’m a lifelong Heat fan and that SHOT for the win 2 years ago saved the Heat in the Finals. Watched it live and I went to turn off the TV because I was pissed. Then I just changed my mind and good thing I saw it all unravel.
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