There is some bad news on the doorstep this week about former NBA swingman Tony Allen. Allen was arrested on Wednesday during a traffic stop in Poinsett County, Ark., K8 News in Arkansas reports.
Anthony Edwards has taken his scoring abilities to new heights in the 2024-25 season, averaging a career-best 26.7 points on a stellar 42.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc through the first 20 games.
Tony Allen has not played in the NBA in over six years but still recalls the feeling he had whenever he would beat Doc Rivers. Known for his seven-year run with the Memphis Grizzlies, Allen started his career with the Boston Celtics, where he felt he was disrespected at the end of his time with the team.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The rivalry between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers in 2012 and 2013 was contentious, and it came to a hilt in the NBA Playoffs, where they met in the first round for consecutive seasons.
In a recent appearance on "Grind City Media," former Grizzlies star Tony Allen savagely exposed the Pelicans franchise and their former head coach head coach Alvin Gentry.
On Oct. 22, the Celtics will raise Banner 18 to the TD Garden rafters. An integral member of their previous title team in 2008 will also see his number raised high above the hardwood.
The Memphis Grizzlies will be raising the No. 9 jersey to the rafters and retiring the jersey permanently in honor of Tony Allen on March 15, 2025. Allen
The ‘Grit and Grind’ era of the Memphis Grizzlies will forever be looked upon fondly by their fanbase. No, it did not lead to a championship as the franchise is still looking for their first NBA Finals appearance.
The Memphis Grizzlies will retire guard Tony Allen's No. 9 jersey on March 15, the team announced Tuesday. Allen's number will be raised to the FedExForum rafters following a game against the Miami Heat.
Dunks are probably the most exciting part of basketball, and a player dunking on another player is even more thrilling. Perhaps no other player in the last two decades brought this kind of excitement like the Denver Nuggets’ DeAndre Jordan, who used to posterize people on a daily basis with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Tony Allen was never known for being the best shooter in the NBA. In fact, throughout his career, he shot 47.5% from the field and 28.2% from three. However, there was one moment in Allen's career where he had his greatest shooting night ever, and it was against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 22, 2016.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have quickly joined into the elite franchises in the basketball world, looking at them through the lens of 2008 and beyond it is easy to see that the OKC Thunder have rattled off one of the most successful stretches in that span that the league has to offer.
While there is plenty to be excited about with the current state of the Memphis Grizzlies, sometimes fans can’t help but reminisce about the “Grind City” days, led by Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol, and Tony Allen.
Kevin Durant has been striking fear into the hearts of defenders in the NBA for the last 18 years. One of his toughest matchups came against wing defender Tony Allen, someone Durant has credited as the toughest defender he's ever faced.
Tony Allen may have never won Defensive Player of the Year, but very few players in modern NBA history have more respect as a defender than him. Legendary players like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant have both called Allen the toughest defender they've ever encountered in their careers.
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 .
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.
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.