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Related: About this forumDuke's Grayson Allen shoves FSU assistant while chasing loose ball
Duke guard Grayson Allen, in his third game back since serving a one-game suspension for tripping an opponent in his third such incident in the past 10 months, shoved a Florida State assistant coach as he was falling into the seats late in the Blue Devils' 88-72 loss Tuesday.
The play, which came as the No. 9 Seminoles were leading the No. 7 Blue Devils 75-61 in the second half, went under the radar after the game, with no known references from coaches or players of Allen's shove of Dennis Gates, a sixth-year assistant coach on Leonard Hamilton's staff.
It wasn't clear whether Allen was intentionally shoving Gates in frustration or attempting to push the assistant coach out of the way as he fell after chasing a loose ball and swatting it back into play. But Allen and Gates both ended up prone on the floor amid several collapsed courtside chairs
It was Allen's first road game since his one-game suspension that came after tripping another player, Elon guard Steven Santa Ana.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski's one-game punishment was widely-criticized for being too lenient. That scrutiny only intensified after the Blue Devils defeated Boston College 93-82 and Allen appeared to possibly trip Eagles forward Connar Tava.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18449397/grayson-allen-duke-blue-devils-chasing-ball-shoves-florida-state-seminoles-assistant-coach
If you're not familiar with Allen he famously tripped an Elon player then threw the worst tantrum I ever seen he was given an "indefinite" suspension of 1 game which BTW wasn't the first time he tripped somebody. I saw that play, Elon was given 6 technical free throws after the incident which helped give them a 1 point lead. He also checked in the 2nd half of that game.
True Dough
(17,305 posts)Not great quality, but it gives you an idea.
ProfessorGAC
(65,042 posts)...I say we was trying to push off to get back in bounds
Non-story
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)He was already falling down so all he did was he take him down with him and I think frustration was involved because they were losing by 14 at the time.
ProfessorGAC
(65,042 posts)Watched again after read your post, and I'm sticking with my first impression