The Grindfather will miss the most important game of the Memphis Grizzlies' season so far. Veteran wing Tony Allen will sit for Wednesday night's pivotal Western Conference Semifinals Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena due to a sore left hamstring injury. Allen had been declared a game-time decision earlier in the day before being ruled out.
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Grizzlies sideline reporter Rob Fischer tweeted the news roughly an hour before tipoff:
Update: Tony Allen (hamstring) is out for @memgrizz tonight vs.