Can this just end?

It's clear Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen will never

be as close (physically and emotionally) as they 

were in this picture.

The Ray Allen-Rajon Rondo saga continues to linger. Last week, Allen went on a Miami radio station and talked about how all of his friends and family urged him to leave Boston. He also said that the Celtics did not put a good offer on the table, a truly absurd statement considering he signed with Miami for half of what the Celtics offered him. For some strange reason, Allen just can't stop talking about his former team.

In yesterday's Miami Herald, Allen gave a little background as to how the friction between him and Rondo began.

According to Allen, back in 2009, Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge proposed a trade that would have sent him and Rondo to the Phoenix Suns for Amar'e Stoudemire, Leandro Barbosa, and the 14th overall pick in the 2010 draft. Allen also said that, at that time, Ainge and Rivers "did not get along" with Rondo.

"So, I called him and I told him, ‘hey they’re supposedly trading us to Phoenix because you and Danny and Doc don’t get along,’” Allen said. “‘So, whatever you can do.’ So, for some reason, I guess he thought that I was … that I had something against him, or there were some issues. And I had no issues with him. I won with him.”

Look, the two obviously had issues. There's no question about that. One thing I will say is that both did an exceptional job of putting their differences aside while on the court and doing what was best for the team. That's the sign of true professionals. Rondo has been a total pro throughout this whole process, never bad-mouthing Ray or making any derogatory comments. Allen, on the other hand, has slowly opened up and has talked more and more as time has gone on.

I know Ray went to the Celtics' arch-rival. I know he left on bad terms. With these two things in mind, Celtics fans might call him a traitor or a Johnny Damon. But to his credit, Allen did not chase the money. He left for a "better" situation, though that could be debated.

Here are my last thoughts on the whole issue. Ray, you have bigger things to worry about. First off, you need to get your ankle right, considering you even said surgery did not fix it. Second, you won't even be starting in Miami either, so why was that such a big deal in Boston? Finally, why are you still talking about the Celtics? Weren't you the one that decided to move on, so why don't you act like the professional you make yourself out to be and move on.

One last thing, Ray, make sure that ring fits when you put it on Tuesday night. Oh wait...