Ray Allen talks Barea

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, March 05, 2013 with 22 comments
As the Miami Heat marched on to their 15th straight victory, Ray Allen and J.J. Barea got into a brief exchange of words after Allen felt he was fouled hard by the smaller Barea who was ejected soon after.  Both players addressed the exchange after the game.  

“It’s uncalled for,” Allen said. “I’ve managed to keep a level head throughout my career. You have your moments where things get heated. When you come down from it, you can say, `That was my fault. I was in a bad situation. I was really frustrated.’ But even in that situation, I wasn’t frustrated. It was just bad judgment, I thought from the other side.”

“There was a play where he knocked the ball away and I got it back,” Allen said. “Then he just leveled me. I thought it was uncalled for. There is no place for that in the game."

“You’re not scaring me,” Allen said. “You’re not going to force me to back down from you.”

Barea said, “He pushed off, hit me with an elbow close to the neck. Then I gave him a bump back ... I've been playing in the NBA for seven years. I get hit harder than that every night. I don't get up crying. I want to fight."