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In this year’s NBA Finals, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant — three all-timers who have claimed seven of the last nine MVP awards — operated at the height of their powers. But it was an under-the-radar Warriors forward who …
Tony Allen will be a free agent this summer, but he is looking forward to a return to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies guard said at his exit interview Friday that he is “confident” he will return to Memphis. “I can’t see …
The Memphis Grizzlies are planning to be without Tony Allen for their first round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs. The Grizzlies announced on Thursday that Allen has a calf strain and is out indefinitely. The Vertical’s Adrian …
Tony Allen got the ultimate sign of respect from Kobe Bryant in the personalized message the Lakers star wrote on a pair of autographed shoes he gave to the Memphis Grizzlies guard. In a pair of shoes Kobe signed for Allen Friday with the Lakers …
Tony Allen has long been considered one of the best one-on-one defenders in the NBA, and one of the game’s best all-time players recently paid him a huge compliment. In an interview with TNT’s Ernie Johnson, Kobe Bryant was asked who came …
Tony Allen is one of the best defensive players in the NBA, and he is not at all shy about letting everyone know it. Even when he’s in the middle of playing a game. Allen played some lock-down defense on Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson …
Stephen Curry is going to see a lot of Memphis Grizzlies veteran Tony Allen in the Western Conference semifinals, and we doubt he is overly concerned about that. Allen has always been known as one of the better defenders in the league, but Curry …
Tony Allen became a disliked personality in Oakland Sunday when he walked through a dance routine by a young Warriors pep squad during a timeout in Game 1 of the Memphis Grizzlies’ series against the Warriors. Golden State fans began booing …
Oh, look, it’s Tony Allen, that disrespectful scoundrel. During Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals series Sunday between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors, Allen walked right through a performance by the Warriors’ …
The Dallas Mavericks had 16 turnovers during Tuesday’s 114-105 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Tony Allen was particularly excited about one of them. I’m not exactly sure what you would call whatever it is Allen is doing (or if it has a …
Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen was unhappy with a foul call on Monday night, so he decided to take it out on a cameraman. After Allen fouled New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik, he walked over to photographer Bo Bradley, who was sitting under …
Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen was ejected from Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul. This wasn’t just any hard foul. Allen literally kicked Chris Paul in the face. Paul drove …
Competitive instinct seemed to take over for Tony Allen during Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. Early in the third quarter, Spurs point guard Tony Parker rebounded a Mike Conley …
Well, that’s one way to play defense. Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen was on the bench for a breather during the third quarter of Game 5 between the Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder, but that didn’t stop him from trying to defend …
NBA referee David Guthrie took a spill during the third quarter of Game 2 between the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night at Staples Center. Guthrie was backing up and did not notice Grizzlies guard Tony Allen sitting on the …
Tony Allen’s heart was in the right place when he held a karaoke fundraiser on Tuesday, but his singing skills were on a different planet. The Grizzlies guard held his “Tony Allen Karaoke Night” at the Kroc Center in Memphis Tuesday to benefit …
