Grizzlies swingman Tony Allen was suspended Tuesday night for violating team policy. Now the commercial appeal is reporting that Allen got into a physical confrontation with teammate, Nick Calathes.
After more digging into the issue, Allen’s physical confrontation was apparently with Calathes during practice. Frustration clearly is building with the team playing poorly and the starting unit lacking consistent and forceful play.
Allen was on the team’s flight to Houston last night and is expected to play against the Rockets. How Joerger and the players, not just Allen, rebound from this brush with turmoil bears monitoring.
Without Allen — and Zach Randolph, who missed the game due to illness — Memphis “suffered a bad loss” in a game where Rudy Gobert grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds.