Tony Allen: It was no greater feeling than to beat Doc Rivers

Tony Allen: “It was no greater feeling—I ain’t even gonna lie— than to beat Doc. Like I say, man, I told a lot of websites this, a lot of podcasts this. You know, I was in Boston before I came to Memphis. Like I said, I asked Doc and Danny Ainge, ‘Hey, man, give me a third year.’ They wanted to re-sign me to the same deal, but they put a lot of belief in Nate Robinson—shoutout Nate Robinson. But after winning the championship and going to the finals, you know, I thought I was embedded in the team. I thought I was family to the Celtics, you know what I’m saying? “So, to come here to Memphis and catch them on the rebound, with Doc being on the other end, it felt like my duty to go hard—to go hard and beat those guys, send them fishing. It meant more, you know what I’m saying? Not only that, but I felt like, ‘Doc, man, damn. I feel like you should’ve been there for me, bro. I was one of your soldiers.’ To this day, man, when I see him across the fence, you know, I still feel like I want to beat Doc. You know what I’m saying?
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