MIAMI, FL – JUNE 05: Ray Allen #20 of the Boston Celtics reacts in the fourth quarter against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on June 5, 2012 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

For a guy three years into retirement, Ray Allen is making a lot of headlines. Last week, his former Celtics teammates said they are still bitter about his departure to the Heat in 2012. Allen didn’t respond to those comments, but on Wednesday he made a big statement about one of his other former teams, saying in an Instagram post he wants the NBA to bring back the Seattle SuperSonics.

The Sonics joined the NBA in 1967, but in 2008 the franchise moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. Allen was one of the best players in Sonics history, along with the likes of Hall of Famer Gary Payton and All-Star Fred Brown. (And Kevin Durant, who played his rookie season in Seattle before the relocation to OKC.) Allen averaged over 24 points in his four-and-a-half seasons there and scored a career-high 54 points against the Jazz in 2007.

While the Sonics won the 1979 title and won 55-plus games six times in the 1990s, they became mostly irrelevant in the 2000s.

Allen is not the only prominent athlete who wants the Sonics to return to Seattle. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson would also like to share the city with an NBA franchise.

About Jesse Kramer

Jesse is a writer and editor for The Comeback. He has also worked for SI.com and runs The Catch and Shoot, a college basketball website based in Chicago. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Follow Jesse on Twitter @Jesse_Kramer.