Editing Ray Allen (section)

==Personal life==
Allen married singer/actress [[Shades (group)|Shannon Walker Williams]] on August 16, 2008, after having dated since 2004. They have four children together.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Silverstein|first1=Clara|title=Face to Face: An Interview with Shannon Allen|url=http://www.wellesleywestonmagazine.com/fall11/facetoface.htm|publisher=Wellesley Weston|access-date=July 16, 2014}}</ref>

Allen says that he has a borderline case of [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]], to which he attributes his consummate [[Jump shot (basketball)|shooting]] style.<ref>Jackie MacMullan, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/04/20/routine_excellence_is_allens_secret/?page=1 Routine excellence is Allen's secret] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508161954/http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/04/20/routine_excellence_is_allens_secret/?page=1 |date=May 8, 2008 }}, ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', April 20, 2008.</ref><ref>Jackie MacMullan, [https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=macmullan_jackie&id=6106450 Preparation is key to Ray Allen's 3s] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615185429/https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=macmullan_jackie&id=6106450 |date=June 15, 2023 }}, ESPNBoston.com, February 10, 2011.</ref>

Allen served as NBA Spokesperson for the Jr. NBA / Jr. WNBA program<ref name=raynbabio>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/heat/roster/heat-bio-ray-allen |title=Ray Allen Bio Page |work=NBA.com |access-date=March 29, 2012 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106235606/http://www.nba.com/heat/roster/heat-bio-ray-allen |url-status=live }}</ref> and was selected as NBA Spokesman for the [[Thurgood Marshall College Fund]].<ref name=raynbabio /> He also started the "Ray of Hope" Foundation to assist charities in several communities.<ref name=raynbabio />

Former President Obama appointed Allen to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.<ref name="USHMM-About">{{cite web |title=United States Holocaust Memorial Council (Board of Trustees) |url=https://www.ushmm.org/information/about-the-museum/council |website=[[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]] |access-date=December 25, 2019 |date=November 13, 2019 |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029082915/https://www.ushmm.org/information/about-the-museum/council |url-status=live }}</ref> Allen is a longtime supporter of the Holocaust Memorial Museum and has brought teammates and friends to the museum on frequent visits.<ref name="MH-20190925">{{cite news |last1=Kaufman |first1=Michelle |title=Here's why former Heat star Ray Allen is taking teens to Auschwitz for Thanksgiving |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article235463247.html |access-date=December 25, 2019 |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> In August 2017, he penned a first-person article for "The Players' Tribune", entitled ''Why I Went to Auschwitz''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-02 |title=Why I Went to Auschwitz {{!}} By Ray Allen |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/ray-allen-why-i-went-to-auschwitz |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=The Players' Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106083116/https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/ray-allen-why-i-went-to-auschwitz |url-status=live }}</ref>

On November 21, 2017, Allen said in a court filing that he was the victim of "[[catfishing]]" by a man who posed online as several different women. In an emergency motion, Allen was responding to a claim made by the man, Bryant Coleman, that he was being stalked by Allen.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bieler|first=Des|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/11/21/ray-allen-tells-court-of-catfishing-by-man-who-posed-online-as-attractive-women/|title=Ray Allen tells court of 'catfishing' by man who posed online as 'attractive women'|work=washingtonpost.com|date=November 21, 2017|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref>

Allen's autobiography, ''From the Outside'', was released on March 27, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2018/03/21/ray-allen-book-excerpts-from-the-outside |title=10 things we learned from Ray Allen's upcoming tell-all book |first=Nicole |last=Yang |website=[[Boston.com]] |date=March 21, 2018 |access-date=March 21, 2018 |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321145654/https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2018/03/21/ray-allen-book-excerpts-from-the-outside |url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 18, 2021, Allen suffered injuries in a serious [[bicycle]] crash, and he credited his [[bicycle helmet]] with effectively saving his life.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaydos |first1=Ryan |title=NBA legend Ray Allen in scary bike crash: 'My helmet saved me from a far worse fate' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-legend-ray-allen-scary-bike-crash |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>

On August 20, 2021, Allen accepted a position as director of boys' and girls' basketball and boys' varsity basketball head coach at [[Gulliver Preparatory School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2021 |title=Hall of Famer Ray Allen takes basketball coaching job at Miami prep school |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/32056082/hall-famer-ray-allen-takes-basketball-coaching-job-miami-prep-school |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

In the spring of 2023, Allen received a bachelor's degree in General Studies from the University of Connecticut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scholarshipregion.com/47-year-old-us-basketball-legend-ray-allen-earns-bachelors-degree-from-university-of-connecticut/|title=47-year-old US basketball legend, Ray Allen earns Bachelor's degree from University of Connecticut|work=scholarshipregion.com|date=8 May 2023|access-date=17 October 2023|archive-date=October 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017093616/https://www.scholarshipregion.com/47-year-old-us-basketball-legend-ray-allen-earns-bachelors-degree-from-university-of-connecticut/|url-status=live}}</ref>