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Celtics Star Raffles Off Luxury Suite

Filed under: Charity

Fans of the Celtics/Lakers longtime rivalry can experience a game in luxury with a new raflle being held to benefit Paul Pierce's The Truth Fund. The Truth Fund benefits children in Boston and in Pierce's hometown of Inglewood, California. The winner will get 12 tickets to Paul Pierce's luxury suite for the Boston Celtics versus the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday, January 31, 2010 game at the TD Garden in Boston. The package includes luxury suite food and beverages services, a pregame courtside meet and greet, plus photo-op, with Paul Pierce and an autographed authentic Paul Pierce Boston Celtics jersey. And the winner won't have to worry about taxes, the prize comes with a cash payment of $1,734.77 to mitigate winner's tax liability from winning the prize (paid directly to the IRS and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). The deadline for the auction is January 28 and tickets are $2 each with a minimum purchase of five tickets.

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Ray Allen's Washington Home, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

One of the pitfalls of being a sports star is having to sell your old real estate once you get traded. It's not always easy, we've seen Shaquille O'Neal struggle to unload his Miami home for years, Dwayne Wade has had his on the market for a while and the list goes on to include today's estate the home of Boston Celtics player Ray Allen. Allen used to play on the Seattle SuperSonics and owns this Craftsman-style estate in Carnation, Washington. The five-bedroom home is on nearly 4.5 acres. It's a rather nice home with vaulted entryways, box beam celings and a casual style. It is a former Street of Dreams Award winning home and includes a master suite with a custom spa, a gourmet kitchen, home theater, office and exercise room. The home has a lot of exterior features too such as a putting green, pool, exterior cabana and a sports court connected with well-landscaped pathways. Allen first listed the home about six months ago at $6 million and recently sliced the price down to $5.2 million.

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[via WSJ Private Properties]

Gallery: Ray Allen's Washington Home