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The Brooklyn Nets, from left, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry, pose for photographers with their new jerseys during an NBA basketball news conference, Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Barlcays Center in New York.

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

You might recall the cold reaction to Ray Allen leaving the Boston Celtics, and not just from fans who felt betrayed.

Then-Celtics head coach Doc Rivers publicly disagreed with the shooting guard’s decision to sign with Miami; Kevin Garnett made sure everyone knew he lost Allen’s phone number; and even Jason Terry, whose time in Boston never overlapped with Allen’s, took an open shot at the shooting guard’s unwillingness "to stick through the tough times.”

But now Garnett, Terry and Paul Pierce are with the Brooklyn Nets. And LeBron James and Dwyane Wade suggested there's hypocrisy in how the former Celtics viewed Allen’s move.

From Shandel Richardson of the South Florida Sun Sentinel:

My thoughts: I don’t know if Allen deserved as much criticism as he received (loyalty doesn’t normally exist in professional sports), but Garnett and Paul Pierce exited in an entirely different situation. They did not take a significant pay cut to join a big rival while the Celtics were still trying to compete. They left only when president of basketball operations Danny Ainge determined doing so would be in the franchise’s best interest.

They got traded, guys. Sure, Garnett had to waive his no-trade clause before being dealt to Brooklyn, but the Celtics clearly wanted him to do so. Leaving wasn’t disloyal, it was helpful (at least in the long-term, hopefully).

As for Doc Rivers, here’s what he told Yahoo! Sports last summer:

"For a week or two, I was really disappointed, pissed, because I (Allen left) for all the wrong reasons," Rivers said. "It was more about himself, his team. And then I realized: Well, it should be about himself. It was free agency. I wasn't thinking right.”

Yeah, Rivers was not a free agent. He decided to leave anyway, and it was more about himself. Call him a hypocrite if you want, Miami Heat stars, but not the other guys. Even if you're probably just trying to stick up for your teammate.

Everyone should stop discussing Ray Allen's departure anyway, including me. So I guess I'm a hypocrite too.