Kobe Bryant signed a pair of his shoes and gave them to Tony Allen. By Ananth Pandian Feb 29, 2016 at 9:38 am ET • 1 min read ...

Kobe Bryant says that Tony Allen was the best defender he faced and the closest thing to being a "Kobe-stopper" during Bryant's career.

Step aside Bruce Bowen, move along Metta World Peace, the best defender of Kobe Bryant is none other than Tony Allen. Yes, Kobe said this before, earlier this season in fact. But he made it ...

Tony Allen wasn’t being paranoid. He was being outplayed—in Italian. On a recent episode of Out The Mud, Sasha Vujačić confirmed what Allen had long suspected: Kobe Bryant absolutely used ...

During his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant faced many of the greatest perimeter defenders in the history of the NBA. From Scottie Pippen and Ron Artest to Gary Payton and ...

Kobe Bryant admired Tony Allen's skills, expressed by gifting sneakers to the competitor.

Kobe Bryant recently said the toughest guy to go up against in his career has been Tony Allen. So, why is Allen so good against Bryant? He tried to explain in this one-on-one with Sporting News ...

Tony Allen calls Kobe's compliment of his defense 'a complete honor' Grizzlies defensive specialist says he was flattered by Bryant saying he was a top-five defender of him in his career.

As Kobe Bryant plays out his 20th and final season with the Lakers, The Times has reached out to players, coaches and broadcasters for recollections about his career. Tony Allen’s performance ...

If anyone knows how hard it is to cover Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Fame guard Kobe Bryant, it is 2008 Boston Celtics champion guard Tony Allen.