Jazz rookie Grayson Allen was getting playing time during garbage time Wednesday night in Portland when he found himself in the way of driving Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu.
Allen instinctively did this:
Grayson Allen appears to be handing out phenomenal forearms pic.twitter.com/S4krwGoThQ
— Curtis Rogers (@AKidFromKent) January 31, 2019
Aminu was fine, if a bit stunned. Allen, the former Duke star, was charged with a Flagrant 1 foul.
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The infraction did not go unnoticed on the internet. Allen was quickly trending on Twitter. A sample of the content:
Grayson Allen just gave Aminu the Phenomenal Forearm. pic.twitter.com/sHqMly5vkm
— Dave Schilling (@dave_schilling) January 31, 2019
"The White Flag" Grayson Allen is an Intercontinental Champion waiting to happen https://t.co/nqK0VcJxlY
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) January 31, 2019
I love how much Blazers fans hate Grayson Allen already. Lol.
— Tucker Stevenson (@tuckerstevenson) January 31, 2019
wait, the Jazz have Grayson Allen and Joe Ingles? That’s like having a frat star and his Dad.
— Max Denning (@TheMaxDenning) January 31, 2019
Me when Grayson Allen gets a flagrant and the whole world freaks out pic.twitter.com/9cyCpGFNIL
— RGiss (@rgiss11) January 31, 2019
Allen came into the game averaging 4.2 points and 10.5 minutes in 23 games (one start) during his first NBA season.
