Some teens in the Miami area snuck into the home of the best three point shooter of all-time, Ray Allen.
While a decision has not been made yet in the next step for Jesus Shuttlesworth’s illustrious NBA career, a few kids might have affected his decision for his family. A group of seven teens, both men and women, snuck into Allen’s Coral Gables home on early Thursday morning while Allen’s wife and children were sleeping.
Emma Court of the Miami Herald reported the following.
It looked like no one was home about 2 a.m., so they walked in through an unlocked back door. Allen wasn’t home, but his wife, Shannon Walker Allen, and their kids were sleeping upstairs, according to Coral Gables police spokeswoman Kelly Denham. When the intruders began walking around and making noise, Shannon Allen woke up and screamed, “What are you doing in my home?”
Nothing was reported missing from the home. The teens, also according to the Miami Herald, were “terrified and crying” during their interviews with the police. Allen’s wife may press possible trespassing charges against the teens.
This isn’t anything new in the NBA as of late. Allen is the most recent NBA talent to be victim of such ridiculous crimes. This worked out in Allen’s favor better than others who have been burglarized recently.
A few of Allen’s former Heat teammates have been victim to crimes before. Chris Bosh’s home was burglarized in April 2013, with over $300,000 worth of items robbed from his house while celebrating his 29th birthday. Miami forward Udonis Haslem’s South Florida home was also robbed just 10 short days after Bosh’s in 2013. In December of 2013, Roger Mason Jr., member of the Heat at the time and members of his family at a Miami restaurant were victims of an armed robbery. The thieves took Mason’s Rolex watch and his sister’s purse, but the items were later recovered by Miami Police.
In March of this year, Los Angeles Lakers swingman Nick “Swaggy P” Young had more than $100,000 worth of items like luggage, jewelry, clothes and shoes (including a pair of Nike Air Yeezys) stolen while he was playing a home game against the Orlando Magic. In April of this year as well, Indiana Pacers All-Star forward Paul George returned from a playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks to find that more than $15,000 worth of shoes and jewelry, that included a platinum-and-diamond NBA All-Star ring, had been robbed from his home.
Moral of the story: With great fame comes great consequences.
