Written by CL Brown at ESPN.com
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski reinstated Grayson Allen for Wednesday night’s 110-57 win over Georgia Tech after the junior guard missed one game for tripping Elon’s Steven Santa Ana.
Allen was back in the starting lineup to cheers from the Cameron Indoor Stadium crowd after Krzyzewski announced Dec. 22 that Allen had been suspended indefinitely. The suspension was a cumulative punishment after Allen tripped two opponents last season against Louisville and Florida State.
Allen said he didn’t know he was going to play against the Yellow Jackets until he arrived for the pregame walk-through. Krzyzewski said the reinstatement process included talks with Duke athletic director Kevin White and Allen.
“I think it’s appropriate, and I think the things that we’ve done are appropriate,” Krzyzewski told ESPN’s Jay Bilas. “There are things that you see or the public see, and there are things that you all don’t see and shouldn’t see or shouldn’t be talked about, and they’re called teachings.
“You don’t need to teach out in the public all the time.”
Allen said he “shut everything off,” including social media and sports talk on television, when he went home for winter break. During the first few days of the break, Allen said he didn’t talk about the incident with his parents.
“The first couple of days, we didn’t talk that much, just ’cause there was just so much going on,” Allen said. “It was actually very nice just to be quiet and enjoy the company of each other. I’m very appreciative to have the parents that I do have. They’re very supportive of me, while obviously making sure I know that’s not the right thing to do.”
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