Today, the Grizzlies announced that they will eventually retire Tony Allen’s jersey, which is a terrific decision by the Grizzlies, because Tony Allen is a national treasure.
Memphis seems to be all in on commemorating the last decade of good and fun and gritty and grind-y Grizzlies teams, with Allen joining Zach Randolph as jersey retirees-to-be after leaving the team in free agency this summer.
Allen is returning to Memphis for a preseason game as a member of the Pelicans, and he will probably play very tough defense during that game, as he does literally every game with unconscionably incredible effort.