The Grizzlies are 38-13 and would be even better if Zach Randolph didn’t miss a couple weeks due to injury. That’s good for the third-best record in the NBA. They’re rising, too: after defeating the East-leading Hawks on Sunday, they’re 9-1 in their last 10 games.
Tony Allen takes a shot at Damian Lillard over All-Star letter
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Yet the Grizzlies only have one All-Star: center Marc Gasol, seen by everyone as the cornerstone of their team. Randolph and Mike Conley weren’t named as All-Star reserves, then were passed over when Kobe Bryant and Blake Griffin needed to bow out due to injury.
That annoyed the Grizzlies. First: vice president of basketball operations John Hollinger.
Maybe an All-Star replacement should come from the team that's 37-13 and had no reserves picked. #Hoopidea
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) February 8, 2015 Next, and more hilariously, Tony Allen:
@JaredDudley619 because Mike & Zbo didn't write a letter .... Lol
— Tony Allen (@aa000G9) February 9, 2015 He’s referring to Damian Lillard writing a super-long caption on a since-deleted Instagram post after he was initially left off the team. Lillard was later named as Griffin’s injury replacement.
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