The Memphis Grizzlies announced that Tony Allen's jersey will be retired at the end of his career. It was numbered 9.
After number 50 of Zach Randolph (left in Sacramento) last July, it is the number 9 of Tony Allen that the Memphis Grizzlies are preparing to withdraw. An announcement that falls the day before the pre-season game between the Grizzlies and the Pelicans, new team of Tony Allen. Arrived in Tennessee in 2010, Allen took Memphis seven times in a row to playoffs. "He played with incredible passion, and helped build a culture centered on effort and hardness, accepting all challenges with a mad intensity," said the owner of the Grizzlies.
Established in 1995, the Memphis Grizzlies was one of the last NBA franchises not to have any jerseys removed.
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