Rare Photos of Ray Allen

Two-time NBA champion and 10-time All-Star Ray Allen turned 40 years old on July 20, 2015. Allen celebrated his birthday over the weekend by jetting off to Las Vegas, where he was presented with a very impressive cake that celebrated both his illustrious NBA career, which included time spent with the Bucks, Sonics, Celtics and Heat, as well as his time as a college basketball star at UConn. Here are some rare photos through the years of Ray Allen, aka Ray-Ray, Sugar Ray, and Jesus Shuttlesworth.

Rare Photos of Ray Allen

Ray Allen and Alvin Pearsall

Damian Strohmeyer for Sports Illustrated

NCAA Playoffs — March 19, 1994

Ray Allen

Gabe Palacio for Sports Illustrated

Feb. 10, 1996

Ray Allen and Travis Knight

Gabe Palacio for Sports Illustrated

Feb. 10, 1996

Ray Allen and Travis Knight

Gabe Palacio for Sports Illustrated

Feb. 10, 1996

Ray Allen

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1997

Denzel Washington and Ray Allen

20th Century-Fox/Getty Images

He Got Game — 1998

Ray Allen and Magic Johnson

Norman Y. Lono/AP

Aug. 27, 1999

Tim Hardaway, Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen

Manny Millan for Sports Illustrated

Sydney Summer Olympics — Sept. 30, 2000

Jason Kidd, Michael Jordan and Ray Allen

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images

NBA All-Star Game practice — Feb. 10, 2001

Ray Allen

Peter Gregoire for Sports Illustrated

Feb. 16, 2001

Jason Hart, Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, Rafer Alston and Glenn Robinson

Bill Frakes for Sports Illustrated

May 7, 2001

Ray Allen and George Karl

Manny Millan for Sports Illustrated

NBA Playoffs — May 30, 2001

Ray Allen

Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images

Aug. 3, 2003

Ray Allen

Jeff Reinking/NBAE via Getty Images

Dec. 18, 2003

Ray Allen

Atiba Jefferson/NBAE via Getty Images

Feb. 13, 2004

Ray Allen

John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated

March 5, 2004

Ray Allen

John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated

Feb. 11, 2005

Ray Allen

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images

Feb. 15, 2008

Ray Allen

John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated

NBA Finals — June 17, 2008

Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and David Letterman

J.P. Filo/CBS/AP

"The Late Show With David Letterman" — June 18, 2008

Ray Allen, Anderson Varejao and Shaquille O'Neal

Greg Nelson for Sports Illustrated

Oct. 27, 2009

Ray Allen

John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated

NBA Finals (practice) — June 13, 2010

Ray Allen and LeBron James

Greg Nelson for Sports Illustrated

NBA Eastern Conference Finals — June 9, 2012

Ray Allen and LeBron James

Greg Nelson for Sports Illustrated

NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs First Round — April 28, 2013

Ray Allen

John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated

NBA Finals — June 20, 2013

Ray Allen and President Barack Obama

Carolyn Kaster/AP

Jan. 14, 2014

Denzel Washington and Ray Allen

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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals — May 12, 2014