"Grayson Allen did not make a dirty play," Gates told ESPN on Wednesday morning. "That was not a dirty play. He plays hard, he dove after a loose ball. I should have been sitting down, but I wasn't.

Although he’s a willing defender, Allen is undersized to guard forwards, and his agility limits him from being more of a shot ...

Duke junior guard Grayson Allen scored 15 points in a 110-57 rout of Georgia Tech in his return to the lineup after a one-game suspension for tripping an opponent in a December game.