Grayson Allen’s game has grown since he left Duke. He’s stronger, has a better jumper and perhaps even takes players down with his hands rather than his feet.
Allen, whose reputation as a serial tripper grew while with the Blue Devils, sent Chicago’s Alex Caruso crashing to the ground in a play that got Allen tossed and Caruso called “bulls–t.”
In the third quarter of Friday’s matchup in Milwaukee, the Bulls had a three-on-two breakaway in which Caruso, at a full sprint, received a pass, leapt in the air and glided to the basket. Allen undercut him at an angle and didn’t get nearly as high. He used his left hand to hook Caruso’s right arm and send him twirling, and Allen’s right hand then forced its way in, as if blocking a ball that was no longer there.
Caruso hit the ground hard and was down for several moments. He said his wrist was “a little banged up,” though he played through it and X-rays came back…