According to Memphis Grizzlies beat reporter Damichael Cole, the team has announced they will retire former guard Tony Allen‘s No. 9 jersey number next season.
One of Oklahoma State’s best basketball players will experience one of the NBA’s highest honors next season. Former OSU guard Tony Allen said he will get his jersey retired by the Memphis Grizzlies sometime next season, according to the Commercial Appeal .
Dillon Brooks is getting lit into this week by "The Grindfather." The Houston Rockets swingman Brooks made some petty comments about his former team, the Grizzlies, ahead of Wednesday’s matchup against them. Brooks compared himself to “the girlfriend that you used to have” and even suggested that Memphis took him for granted.
Tony Allen made the All-Defensive team six times. His legal defense was pretty good as well. Allen was one of 18 NBA players charged in a $5 million medical fraud case, where the players used fake invoices to defraud the NBA's Health and Welfare Benefit Plan.
Tony Allen was sentenced to community service and supervision for his role in a $5 million scheme to defraud the NBA’s health and welfare benefit plan.
This week, Curry appeared on the "Today Show" and broke down the three toughest defenders he has faced in the NBA.
Retired Memphis Grizzlies great Tony Allen appeared this week on Kevin Garnett’s show “KG Certified” and shared some advice for the embattled Grizzlies All-Star.
Doc Rivers spoke about the biggest mistake the Celtics organization made after winning the championship in 2008. The Boston Celtics had been mired in mediocrity for over a decade after their great dynasty of the 1980s and in an attempt to get back to relevance, they made some massive moves in 2007.
Basketball is back! The Starting 5 recap last week’s preseason action. This week’s “Starting 5” hits on all 3 games from the past week, as well as the NBA’s breaking news revolving around the insurance fraud with former players last week — more notably former Grizzly Tony Allen.
The players involved in the scam, and some of their relatives, submitted around $3.9 million in fraudulent claims and received $2.5 million in fraudulent payments.
*Injuries notwithstanding When it was announced that the Memphis Grizzlies would be retiring both Zach Randolph and Tony Allen’s jerseys this coming season, there was some pushback against the idea.
A look at the Top 5 Moments the Grindfather had in Memphis The Memphis Grizzlies announced last week the official dates in which they are retiring the jerseys of two members of the Core Four this upcoming season.
The Memphis Grizzlies announced Wednesday they...
Who were the unsung heroes of the golden age of Grizzlies hoops? The Core Four. Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Mike Conley, and Tony Allen. These were the architects behind the pinnacle of Memphis Grizzlies basketball.
At the end of the day, every strong defensive player in league history had that one guy who was his kryptonite – and Dwyane Wade was that man for Tony Allen.
Tony Allen was one of the best defenders in the NBA. He spent 14 years in the association, facing some of the toughest matchups in the league's history. During this time, he met some complex rivals that made his life very hard.
Draymond Green and Tony Allen recently engaged in a little debate about the best defender in NBA history. The Golden State Warriors star took that honor for himself during an appearance on the ‘Dubs Talk’ podcast, where he showed his confidence again and made the case for himself.
The Grindfather couldn’t stay away from the Memphis Grizzlies for long but as a player development coach for the Memphis Hustle will Tony Allen give the team its backbone during the iconic “Grit and Grind” era?
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