Allen says underlying issues built up to his decision to leave Boston. He was vague in many ways, but clearly he felt disrespected to some degree in the final days as a Celtic. He says he felt his voice wasn’t being heard. “I had to make sure that I stood up and spoke for myself when the time came for them to respect me and what it was that I brought to them on the floor. And I think at times, I didn’t do that,” he said. “So you get into a situation where everybody says things like ‘he will be alright. He’s going to be okay.’ And I always found myself in a situation where yeah I will be okay but how come my thoughts and my feelings don’t matter in certain situations?’”