After being tossed to the court by Manu Ginobili on Tuesday, Tony Allen tried to push his luck with the officials — and his bit of acting will make his wallet a little lighter.
The Grizzlies guard was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Friday for violating the league’s anti-flopping policy. Though he was clearly fouled by Ginobili on a fast break late in the fourth quarter of Memphis’ overtime loss to the Spurs, Allen spent nearly a minute writhing in pain near the baseline.
The NBA viewed this as a clear overreaction — particularly Allen’s grabbing of his head, which replay showed did not hit the court — causing him to be the first casualty of the policy aimed to discourage embellishment that was stiffened prior to the playoffs.
Was Allen’s penalty justified? Check out the video below and decide for yourself.
