Former Arizona Wildcat Kadeem Allen played 23 minutes and scored two points Tuesday night, when the Boston Celtics fell to the Milwaukee Bucks, 106-102. Allen added one rebound, two assists and one steal after making his first career start.
The Celtics announced this afternoon that Allen will start at point guard. Regular guards Kyrie Irving, Terry Rozier, Marcus Smart and Shane Larkin are all injured.
Kadeem Allen will start at point guard tonight.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 3, 2018
Allen is a "two-way player" who spends most of his time with the G League's Maine Red Claws. Allen has appeared in just 12 NBA games as a rookie, averaging 3.3 minutes per game. He played eight minutes in Saturday's win over the Raptors after not having appeared in a game since March 18.
Star contributor Jon Gold wrote about Allen's professional journey earlier this season. Click here to read it.
