Allen played in 81 consecutive regular season and postseason games. He was first hit in the ribs in Game 1 against Orlando, and in Game 4 of that series, Franz Wagner's elbow “stabbed” Allen's right rib, according to multiple team sources. The team listed him as “questionable” to play in every game after that, meaning there was a chance, although he was never close to returning to the uniform. Few, if any, members of the organization questioned the discomfort Allen had been in since the injury, but the frustration of other team members was that he refused an injection to try to ease the pain and play. -via The New York Times / May 16, 2024
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