It caught the Grizzlies players off guard, too. Nobody expected Memphis to fire coach Taylor Jenkins with just a few weeks ...

Allen's jersey retirement is scheduled for March 15 after ... Real big shoutout to (Rose). That's my dog for life." Damichael Cole is the Memphis Grizzlies beat writer for The Commercial Appeal.

The list of attendees featured future hall of Famers and many of Allen’s former teammates. Paul Pierce, Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah were among the players who didn’t play with Allen in Memphis.