Following Saturday night’s Hawks vs. Grizzlies matchup, Trae Young took to Twitter to call out his opponent, Grayson Allen, for what he perceived as a dirty play.
Damn… tell me what y’all see!! Smh🤦🏽♂️ this gotta stop.! #ifyoudontknownowyouknow https://t.co/AgrPR1qRze
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) December 27, 2020
Grayson Allen doesn’t have the best reputation, so it’s hardly a surprise to see him being called out in this way. Still, not everybody was so quick to make accusations against him…
Just gonna sit this here pic.twitter.com/WXAasQM5rj
— 🐿 Joseph 🦖 (@JoJoGrateful) December 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/DomFlournoyNBA/status/1343285896993415168
Aggressive defense, something you need to learn and stop crying about.
— Rprsntn (@HoopsNinja) December 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/joelong579/status/1343286174283145216
It didn’t take long for Allen to issue a response.
Damn that must’ve really really hurt. I’m sorry. I hope you’re okay https://t.co/Uwyl7s2Q2v
— Grayson Allen (@GraysonJAllen) December 27, 2020
No matter whose side you’re on here, the controversy surrounding this play really shows how much the NBA has changed over the past few years. Those types of plays just really don’t fly anymore.
As for Allen and Young, it seems they could be the source of the NBA’s next big rivalry. We might have to circle the date of their next meeting…
