Tony Allen

It appears the New Orleans Pelicans have been hit with the injury bug once again. This time with the Grindfather and the gritty, tough defensive extraordinaire Tony Allen. Allen will miss the next three to four weeks with a fibula fracture. [tweet https://twitter.com/HoopsRumors/status/940698603374379009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Allen joins Solomon Hill, Alexis Ajinca and Anthony Davis (for the moment) [...]

While the Grit and Grind Era of basketball in Memphis officially ended this summer, the Grizzlies are still making sure to honor two of the most influential members of this great era of Grizzlies basketball even after they have moved on to different teams. I am talking about Zach Randolph and Tony Allen. Allen will [...]

The Pelicans were in dire need of some depth on the wing after an already thin roster in that area lost starting small forward Solomon Hill for the majority of the season. They have decided to attempt to plug that hole (at least with putty) by signing veteran lock down defender Tony Allen. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/907360427969007618] [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a completely new look and feel as a franchise, and with the acquisition of Jimmy Butler this off-season they are projected to make their first postseason since Kevin Garnett left town in 2004. Stocking their roster with veterans and winners to surround their young duo of Karl Anthony Towns and Andrew [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and owner Dan Gilbert are very fortunate. They currently employ the best basketball player in the world and one of the greatest players of all-time, along with two other star caliber players in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love and an assortment of veteran role players. They have been to three straight NBA [...]

Well, this isn’t news you want to get right before the NBA playoffs start—particularly when you’re slated to play the San Antonio Spurs. Tony Allen will be out indefinitely for the Memphis Grizzlies with a strained calf injury, according to ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon and Michael C. Wright: The Memphis Grizzlies announced Thursday that guard Tony [...]

At 18-10 despite dealing with a bunch of injuries, the Memphis Grizzlies are one of the NBA’s biggest early-season feel-good stories. For a minute, though, they’re making headlines for other reasons—specifically their willingness to make Tony Allen available, per Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal: [tweet https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/810625462712107008] This isn’t terribly surprising. Allen will turn 35 [...]

Oh, good. The Memphis Grizzlies are dealing with more injuries. Chandler Parsons (knee) and Brandan Wright (ankle) are still recovering from setbacks that kept them out of the team’s season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, and Tony Allen ended up joining them with a knee injury of his own, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: [...]

The wounded bears as they should now be referred to (previously known as the Grizzlies) lost a tough game in Los Angeles last night to the Lakers 107-100. Other than some usual Kobe fadeaways, Lance Stephenson antics and Metta World Peace getting ejected there wasn’t too much to find interesting between one of the worst [...]

Kobe Bryant’s selfless gift-giving tour is soldiering on. The soon-to-be-retired Bryant has been doling out goodies all season, whether it’s signed pairs of game-worn signature shoes or other players’ jerseys he’s adorning with his autograph. Tony Allen of the Memphis Grizzlies is the latest beneficiary of Bryant’s end-of-career generosity. Kobe gave him an autographed pair [...]