Date of Birth
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20-July-1975
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Place of Birth
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Merced
(Merced County, California, United States of America, Central California)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Walter Ray Allen, Ray, Ray, Sugar, Walter Ray Allen, Jr., Jesus
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Profession
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Basketball player, Actor
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Walter Ray Allen, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He formerly played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, and Boston Celtics of the NBA. In college, he was a member of the University of Connecticut Huskies. One of the most accurate 3-point and free throw shooters in NBA history, he is a ten-time NBA All-Star, and has won two NBA championships, as well as an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States men's basketball team. Allen has acted in two films, including a lead role in the 1998 Spike Lee film He Got Game. Allen is the NBA's all-time leader both in three-point field goals made and attempted in the regular season as well as the NBA's all-time leader in three-point field goals made in the postseason.
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