Milwaukee - Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan wants the NBA to consider further discipline for Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen after he was kicked out for a major foul over Bulls guard Alex Caruso in the third quarter of Milwaukee's 94-90 victory. was given.
Caruso went for a layup on a sharp break in the third quarter with 5:45 remaining, but Allen slammed Caruso's right arm, swinging Caruso into the air and sending him barely to the floor on his right wrist. Caruso said his wrist was "a bit tinged" after the game, and the team announced on Saturday that he had broken his wrist and would have surgery next week.
"Dude got me by the air," Caruso said after Friday's game. "It's kind of a bull---. I don't know what else you can do about it. I'm glad I didn't get any major scary injuries right away."
Caruso said his wrist continued to trouble him in the second half, especially during the shoot. He finished 1-of-6 off the field for 3 points in the second half, but at the time said he didn't think the injury would last long.
Caruso said that Alan didn't come to see him after the play.
Fouls particularly troubled Donovan, who is usually mild-mannered and rarely singles out players. But after Friday's game, Donovan called Allen's actions dangerous and cited his history of playing college basketball at Duke.
“For Alex to be on the air and [Alan] take him down like this, he could have ended his career,” Donovan said. "He has a history. He was really - it was really dangerous for me. I hope the league takes a closer look at something like this because it could have caused him a really, really serious injury."
Sources tell ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that a decision has yet to be made on a possible league punishment for Allen. The NBA takes into account any injuries caused to the offended player.
It was the first time Allen had been called out for a major foul this season and the second such foul in his career - although he was thrown out of a Summer League game in 2019 after committing two major fouls within seconds of each other went.
"I don't think Grayson is a dirty player," said Bucks forward Chris Middleton. "He's been good with us throughout the season. Competing. Defending. Never really crossing the boundary. So I think we're all disappointed to see him ousted for that foul."
Bucks coach Mike Buddenholzer did not think there was any malicious intent, but did not argue with the referee's decision to assess a major foul.
"I think it's a close call," Budenholzer said. "They went with Flagrant 2 and I don't disagree. It's right on the border and that's the direction they went. Just hope Caruso is healthy and coming out of it. Unfortunate for Grayson, unfortunate for us." Finish without him. It's a tough call, but they just went away."
This is the first time in Allen's NBA career that he has been dropped.
"I know it's a physical sport and there are games in the basket and there's a lot of contact," Donovan said, "but there's a right way you can go up and get physical when you do it." Huh. In my opinion it is not so. ,