Rival teams expected harsher suspension for Grayson Allen
And if the Bulls’ long-term loss of Caruso really mattered in the Allen case, as we were told it would, then Allen needed to get a minimum three-game suspension … or something beyond a paltry one-game ban. I’m not the only one who feels this way, either. I’ve heard from a handful of rival teams, with no stake in the matter beyond watching intently for the NBA’s reaction after the Bulls so vociferously complained about Allen’s actions, that expected Allen to be punished harder as a deterrent to future foulers.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Tuesday Newsletter Extravaganza has been freshly dispatched to inboxes worldwide and, as promised, offers my full analysis of the Grayson Allen foul on Alex Caruso … plus more, as always, from around the league: marcstein.substack.com/p/yes-grayson-… – 4:37 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
🚨 And the new #Bucks Point Forward Podcast (#PFP) has dropped 🚨
Of course, the foul and punishment for Grayson Allen are topics.
Hey @BucksOnReddit – @JRRadcliffe’s one quick 🦌 is for you
😡And a lot of sports whining makes Jim mad
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jsonline.com/story/sports/n… – 11:15 AM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The #Bucks are eager to move on after Grayson Allen’s one-game NBA suspension for the foul on Alex Caruso jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @BenSteeleMJS – 11:11 AM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“I don’t think one game was enough”
@adaniels33 thinks Grayson Allen got off easy after his flagrant foul on Alex Caruso over the weekend pic.twitter.com/nuPl1lZYcF – 4:35 PM
Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops
Celtics Lack Chemistry + Is Grayson Allen Dirty? | Bob Ryan & Jeff Goodman Podcast w/ @Gary Tanguay twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 4:30 PM
Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
New @FrontOfficeShow is up! @Trevor_Lane & I sound the Simmons Siren to talk what’s up with there and how it’s Posturing time around the NBA, Grayson Allen’s suspension and a slew of injury updates. Almost at 15K in subscribers. Help get us over the top!
youtu.be/Z_6iE6mQk0k – 3:53 PM
Tas Melas @TasMelas
NBA Weekend Winners & Losers pod with a robust debate about Grayson Allen-Alex Caruso foul and suspension.
Incl. Tatum, direction-less Blazers, Embiid, Wiz, Lakers.
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Trey Kerby @treykerby
Speaking about the DASTARDLY Grayson Allen: youtube.com/watch?v=LqwFr-… – 10:05 AM
Tom Ziller @teamziller
Back after a long weekend. Lots of sick passes and dunks in the NBA the past few days. Also, there was some Grayson Allen. ziller.substack.com/p/weekend-scor… – 8:28 AM
Kane Pitman @KanePitman
New @lockedonbucks w/@Justin Garcia 🦌
The Bucks won a back-to-back on the weekend but the discussion was all about Grayson Allen’s incident with Alex Caruso, the aftermath and the punishment.
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Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Grayson Allen gets one-game suspension for fracturing Caruso’s wrist nba.nbcsports.com/2022/01/23/gra… – 8:55 PM
KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Vucevic: “The play Grayson Allen made has no place in basketball.” Called it a “very, very dirty play.” – 8:50 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Vooch going in on Grayson Allen … – 8:50 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Grayson Allen puts the heart and soul of your team out, and now the Magic are taking turns talking trash to you. At some point you have to defend your rep. Otherwise get used to this treatment. – 8:28 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Vooch walks off on his own power … Grayson Allen no where in sight for that one. – 8:22 PM
Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
Imagine standing up in defense of Grayson Allen – 7:18 PM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Bucks put out a rare statement disagreeing with the NBA’s suspension of Grayson Allen for his excessive foul on Alex Caruso and saying they support him. – 7:17 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
In a rare move, the Milwaukee Bucks make a statement decrying the NBA’s one game suspension of Grayson Allen pic.twitter.com/yzff2kThpn – 7:17 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
At @TheAthletic:
Bucks guard Grayson Allen suspended one game for foul that caused Alex Caruso’s fractured wrist
theathletic.com/news/bucks-gua… – 6:53 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The #Bucks Grayson Allen has been suspended for the foul that left Bulls guard Alex Caruso with a broken wrist jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 6:47 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Public enemy No. 1 – Grayson Allen – gets a game, Alex Caruso gets a Monday surgery and out 6-to-8 weeks. Reaction from coach Billy Donovan, as he doubles down on almost all his comments from Friday.
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2022/1/2… – 6:41 PM
Ryan McDonald @ryanwmcdonald
Grayson Allen suspended for flagrant foul on Alex Caruso https://t.co/H1ZfEkFhBD pic.twitter.com/VJv0S0m4k4 – 5:27 PM
Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
It’s a 1-game suspension for Grayson Allen for the foul that fractured Alex Caruso’s wrist
Billy Donovan said the Bulls respect the ruling, and that it’s now time to move on
nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/… – 5:25 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Bucks’ Grayson Allen suspended one game for flagrant foul that broke Alex Caruso’s wrist
cbssports.com/nba/news/bucks… – 5:19 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
NBA suspended Milwaukee’s Grayson Allen for one game
sportando.basketball/en/nba-suspend… – 4:58 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen has been suspended one game without pay for unnecessary and excessive contact against Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso, resulting in substantial injury to Caruso, the NBA announced. – 4:58 PM
Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Maybe it’s light, but the Grayson Allen one game suspension is in line with what the NBA gives out for these types of incident – 4:57 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
I’m surprised Grayson Allen got a game, but the injury fallout pushed that needle, according to the league. – 4:57 PM
David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
One-game suspension for Grayson Allen: pic.twitter.com/yGVuB9c4Nz – 4:56 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
#Bucks guard Grayson Allen has been suspended one game without pay for having made unnecessary and excessive contact against Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso, resulting in substantial injury to Caruso, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations. #NBA75 – 4:55 PM
Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Billy Donovan on idea that Bulls would try to “get back” at Grayson Allen: “I’m not a real big believer in that stuff.”
Said Bulls’ focus every game is to put themselves in best position to win. That’s where their focus will be next time teams play – 4:53 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Milwaukee’s Grayson Allen suspended one game for the hit on Alex Caruso, who is out 6-8 weeks pic.twitter.com/qL4CSEfdVV – 4:51 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Billy Donovan did back down his stance on Grayson Allen and his past in college a bit, but said if the roles were reversed and Caruso took out Giannis or Middleton, would the Bucks be so easy to say it wasn’t malicious like they have been the last 24 hours. – 4:50 PM
JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Bucks guard Grayson Allen has been suspended one game without pay for making unnecessary and excessive contact against Bulls guard Alex Caruso, NBA says. – 4:49 PM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The NBA announces just a one-game suspension for Milwaukee’s Grayson Allen for the foul that left Chicago’s Alex Caruso with a broken wrist. pic.twitter.com/kwAQQoTGZd – 4:47 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
NBA announces it has issued Bucks guard Grayson Allen a one-game suspension without pay for “unnecessary and excessive contact” against Bulls guard Alex Caruso pic.twitter.com/TOrIvHTEef – 4:47 PM
Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt
Statement from NBA on one-game suspension for Bucks’ Grayson Allen re: Alex Caruso play: pic.twitter.com/vg6WDF81D8 – 4:47 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Milwaukee’s Grayson Allen suspended one game by the NBA for his flagrant foul on Chicago’s Alex Caruso, the league announced – 4:46 PM
The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
The NBA is reportedly suspending Grayson Allen 1 game for the flagrant foul that broke Alex Caruso’s wrist.
➡️ https://t.co/GkT6z1Y8ed pic.twitter.com/rjbrWK2PKI – 4:46 PM
Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Right call to suspend Grayson Allen. I thought he might get a couple of games, but the NBA rarely gives suspensions longer than a game for a flagrant foul. Given Allen’s history, I can understand why some wanted a longer suspension though. – 4:43 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
One game suspension for Grayson Allen. – 4:38 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
The NBA is suspending Milwaukee’s Grayson Allen for one game over the flagrant 2 foul on Chicago’s Alex Caruso that caused a fractured wrist, sources tell ESPN. – 4:36 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
“Grayson, we know Grayson. He’s not that type of player. He didn’t do it maliciously and he didn’t want to see Caruso get hurt. Grayson didn’t do it purpose. We know that and he knows that, so he knows that we have his back.” Jrue Holiday on Grayson Allen. – 1:37 PM
KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Regarding potential Grayson Allen discipline, there is league precedent for $25K fine for flagrant-2 fouls. Happened last season with Jamal Murray. – 1:33 PM
Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
Kyrie Irving was fined $25K for a harmless back and forth with fans. Grayson Allen was fined $2K (ejection) for an intentional flagrant that broke Alex Caruso’s wrist and could have ended his career. – 12:23 AM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks point guard Jrue Holiday speaks up for teammate Grayson Allen:
“We know Grayson. He’s not that type of player. He didn’t do it maliciously and he didn’t want to see Caruso get hurt… (1/2)
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… l – 11:07 PM
Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
Aaron Wiggins made a fantastic play and was sent to the floor in a heap by Cedi Osman. Thank goodness it was Osman and not Grayson Allen… – 9:54 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Alex Caruso will need surgery on his fractured wrist after flagrant foul form Grayson Allen.
The Bulls have been outraged by Allen’s foul and his agent calls for the NBA to send a “clear message” with punishment: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 7:43 PM
Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Bulls’ Alex Caruso will miss 6 to 8 weeks with wrist fracture after Grayson Allen flagrant foul – The Athletic theathletic.com/3086330/2022/0… – 7:40 PM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Decision on NBA discipline for Milwaukee’s Grayson Allen has not yet been made but the league DOES take into account any injury suffered by the offended player. – 6:58 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
The league office is reviewing the flagrant foul from Milwaukee’s Grayson Allen that resulted in a broken wrist for Alex Caruso, sources tell @YahooSports. No decision as of yet – 6:57 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls fans right now hearing that Grayson Allen is out for tonight’s game with a bad hip …
youtube.com/watch?v=8qe1pR… – 6:40 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
George Hill and Pat Connaughton get the start today for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Grayson Allen for the #Bucks – 6:37 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Grayson Allen is out for the Bucks tonight – he has a sore left hip … which sometimes happens when throwing another human in mid-air. – 6:36 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
During his pregame presser, I asked Mike Budenholzer if the organization had heard anything from the league about a possible suspension for Grayson Allen and he said “no”. – 6:03 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Interim Kings coach Alvin Gentry confirms Tyrese Haliburton will return to the lineup vs. the Bucks today after clearing NBA health and safety protocols Friday. Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) and Grayson Allen (hip) are out for Milwaukee. – 5:42 PM
Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
Alex Caruso is out 6-8 weeks. Grayson Allen should be suspended until the day he comes back. – 5:39 PM
Kayte Christensen @kayte_c
Both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Grayson Allen will be OUT tonight against the @Sacramento Kings according to HC Mike Budenholzer – 5:26 PM
Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Giannis and Grayson Allen are out tonight against the Kings – 5:22 PM
More on this storyline
The NBA has acted on the incident and they’ve decided to hand Allen a one-game suspension for his actions. This drew the ire of more than a few folks all over social media and this included former six-time All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire: “That’s weak. Not enough,” Stoudemire stated. “I got suspended for a game for stepping on the court. This was an intentional through [sic] down, that caused a player to need surgery. SMH. COME ON …” -via Clutch Points / January 25, 2022
Andrew Bogut: Might want to sit this one out @Amareisreal -via Twitter / January 25, 2022
Adrian Wojnarowski: Milwaukee Bucks’ statement on Grayson Allen’s 1 game suspension: “We disagree with the suspension. We support Grayson and look forward to him rejoining our team for Friday’s game vs. New York.” -via Twitter @wojespn / January 23, 2022
