Tony Allen wants you to know he is first team All-Defense

Tony Allen is one of the best defensive players in the NBA.

The Grizzlies guard is a two-time member of the NBA's All-Defense first team, and in case any Warriors players forgot that, he was more than happy to remind them during Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals series.

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First team all-defense is the NBA equivalent of Ball So Hard University.


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